Up First briefing: Supreme Court ethics code; what climate change costs the U.S.
The Supreme Court's ethics code is a notable first, but doesn't have an enforcement mechanism. A sweeping federal report assesses the economic and social impact of climate change on American life.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has adopted its first-ever ethics code, Trust in the court has fallen after mounting revelations about wealthy benefactors giving gifts and trips to justices. The code — which all nine justices have signed — . But it lacks an enforcement mechanism for what they're not supposed to do, leaving critics unsatisfied.
