Financial Disclosures: Judges’ Trips Reflect Gray Area in Ethics Rules
Judicial ethics rules encourage judges to get out and mingle with the bar and the public. At the same time, those rules place restrictions on judges’ relationships off the bench to minimize conflicts of interest—real or perceived. More: Judicial Disclosures By the Numbers.
Supreme Court Confronts ‘Line-Standing,’ Secret Changes to Opinions
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday a series of policy changes that respond to public complaints about secret changes to the justices’ decisions, hiring “line-standers” for high-profile oral arguments and “link rot” in the court’s rulings. The announcement said that for the first time, changes or “edits” made to court opinions after they are handed down will be made apparent on the court’s website. The announcement also addressed a sore point for many members of the Supreme Court Bar who show up at the crack of dawn, hoping to get a seat inside the courtroom for high-profile arguments. Under the new procedure, only bar members who plan to attend arguments will be allowed in the line for the bar section, both inside and outside of the court building.
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Justices’ Financial Reports Shed Light on Alito ‘Unrecusal’
The federal judiciary released all nine justices’ latest financial reports, which cover their financial activity in 2014. The reports include details on the justices’ income, travel and investments, as well as any gifts they received valued at more than $350. On April 16, 2014, the day that Justice Samuel Alito Jr. publicly “unrecused” from a false-advertising dispute that involved The Coca-Cola Co., he sold off the stock he owned in the company, according to financial disclosure reports that were disclosed this year.
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