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How to Fix The Supreme Court’s Ethics Problem | Contempt of Court with Elie Mystal

How to Fix The Supreme Court’s Ethics Problem | Contempt of Court with Elie Mystal

FromThe Nation Podcasts


How to Fix The Supreme Court’s Ethics Problem | Contempt of Court with Elie Mystal

FromThe Nation Podcasts

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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Aug 8, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Supreme Court has a serious ethics problem—actually, ethics problems. The justices have been dogged by allegations of corruption. They’ve been peppered with questions about how they make money. And then, of course, there’s the long career of Clarence Thomas, who, along with his wife Ginni Thomas, appears so brazenly corrupt that his scandalous behavior has made the very idea of Supreme Court ethics seen like a complete joke. I have long argued that Supreme Court ethics reform is as critical to fixing the Supreme Court as any of the more structural changes that reformers want to make—like increasing the number of justices or decreasing the length of time those justices serve.On this episode of Contempt of Court, we’re going to talk about what can be done to stop these people from wallowing in the slop of their own graft. First up, we talk to New York Times Magazine writer and Yale Law professor, Emily Bazelon about what corruption looks like when it comes in the form of a Supreme Court justice. Then, we talk to Georgia Congressman Hank Johnson, who is one of the few lawmakers who is doing something about it.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Released:
Aug 8, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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