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WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING, EVER SINCE


 November 1, 1993 recusal policy

2011

 

Senate Judiciary Committee's October 5, 2011 hearing
"Considering the Role of Judges Under the United States Constitution"  transcript

 

Chief Justice Roberts' December 31, 2011 Year End Report for 2011

 

 

 

2012 

 

February 13, 2012 letter to Chief Justice Roberts

 

 

2013

House Judiciary Committee's April 25, 2013 hearing on federal judicial discipline

 

2019 

 

H.R. 1 -- "For the People Act"

 

June 21, 2019
VIDEO: House Judiciary Committee hearing on federal judicial ethics and transparency

 September 25, 2019
"True Disciplinary Actions for Judges Rare"
Bloomberg Law  (Patricio Chile)

 

2021

January 4, 2021
H.R. 1: "For the People Act of 2021"

March 17, 2021: S.1: "For the People Act of 2021"

February 4, 2021 letter to Chief Justice Roberts

June 16, 2021
S.2093: "For the People Act of 2021"

July 28, 2021
H.R.2512: "Supreme Court Ethics Act"

H.R.4766 "Supreme Court Ethics Act"

Presidential Commission on the US Supreme Court

October 26, 2021
VIDEO:  House Judiciary Committee Hearing:
“Judicial Ethics and Transparency: The Limits of Existing Statutes and Rules”


CREW  Alliance for Justice  PR

2022 

Scholars' February 3, 2022 letter to Chief Justice Roberts

 

April 4, 2022
"Whitehouse, Johnson Call on Chief Justice Roberts to Ensure that Justice Clarence Thomas Recuses Himself From January 6th Cases"

April 6, 2022
Congressional Research Service:
"A Code of Conduct for the Supreme Court? Legal Questions and Considerations
"

April 26, 2022
VIDEO:  House Judiciary Committee Courts Subcommittee hearing:
"Buiding Confidence in the Supreme Court Through Ethics and Recusal Reforms"

written statements:
POGO

May 3, 2022
H.R.7647: "Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2022"

May 11, 2022
SS.4188: "Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2022"

July 8, 2022
"Operation Higher Courts: Inside the religious right's efforts to wine and dine Supreme Court justices"
Politico (Peter Canellos, Josh Gerstein) 

November 16, 2022
"The Judiciary Should Improve its Policies on Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Investigations"
US Gov't Accountability Office

November 19, 2022
'Former Anti-Abortion Leader Alleges Another Supreme Court Breach"
NYT (Jodi Kanter, Jo Becker)

 

2023  

February 9, 2023
"Sens. Whitehouse and Blumenthal and Reps. Johnson, Nadler, Quigley, and Cicilline Introduce New Version of Supreme Court Ethics and Transparence Act"   

S.359:  "Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023"

March 28, 2023
"After Whitehouse spotlights loopholes"


April 6, 2023
"Durban Statement on Reports of Justice Clarence Thomas' Acceptance of Undisclosed Luxury Gifts from Republican Megadonor"

April 11, 2023
"Durban, Senate Judiciary Democrats Urge Chief Justice Roberts to Investigate Justice Thomas' Undisclosed GIfts and Take Action to Prevent Further Misconduct"

April 14, 2023
"New York Times Editorial Board Calls for Passage
of Whitehouse's SCERT ACT"

April 18, 2023
"Durban Call for Supreme Court Ethics Reform on the Senate Floor"

April 20, 2023
"Durban Invites Chief Justice Roberts To Testify Before the Judiciary Committee Regarding Supreme Court Ethics"

April 22, 2023
"Durban Receives Response to April 10th Letter to Chief Justice Roberts on Supreme Court Ethical Standards"

April 24, 2023
"Chief Justice Roberts Defers to Judicial Conference on Need for Investigation of Justice Thomas' Extravagant Billionaire-Funded Trips"

April 25, 2023
"Durban Statement on Chief Justice Roberts Declining to Testify Before the Judiciary Committee Regarding Supreme Court Ethics"

Chief Justice Roberts' April 25, 2023 letter

April 25, 2023
'Whitehouse Presses Judicial Conference Committee to Provide More Information on Deliberations Related to Justice Thomas Referral"

April 26, 2023
"Whitehouse Reacts to Chief Justice's Refusal to Appear Before Senate Committee, Reups Call for Enforceable Ethics Code"

April 26, 2023
"Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats Ask Chief Justice Roberts
for Information Regarding Supreme Court Ethics in Advance of Hearing on  May 2"

April 27, 2023
"
VIDEO:  Supreme Court Fact-Finding & Distortion of Democracy"

May 2, 2023
"VIDEO: Supreme Court Ethics Reform"

Ex. 1: Feb 4, 2021 letter to Roberts, Harris

Ex. 2: July 12, 2021 letter

Ex. 3: August 30, 2021 letter

Ex. 4: April 18, 2022 letter

Ex. 5: April 29, 2022 letter

Ex. 6: March 23, 2023 letter

Ex. 7:

Ex. 8: April 18, 2023 letter fromMauskopt

Ex. 9:  June 18, 2011 NYT

Ex. 10: April 27, 2023 letter

 


written testimonies:
   Jeremy Fogel    Jeremy Fogel
Amanda Frost    Amanda Frost
Kedric Payne (questions response)
Michael Mukasey   
Thomas Dupree, Jr.   Thomas Dupree, Jr.

Luttig letter


"Durban Delivers Opening Statement..."

"Durban Questions Witnesses..."

May 2, 2023
"Whitehouse Co-Leads Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Supreme Court Ethics Reform"

May 3, 2023
"It's Time to Establish Enforceable Rules
of the Road for All Justices
"

May 4, 2023
"Whitehouse Reups Call for Chief Justice to Investigate and for Congress to Pass SCERT Act After Yet Another Serious Report About Justice Thomas's Apparent Ethical Failures"


"Durban Statement on ProPublica Report & Supreme Court Ethics Reform"

May 9, 2023
"Durban Leads Judiciary Committee Democrats in Letters to Harlan Crow
Seeking Full Information on Gifts & Travel Given to Justice Thomas"

May 9, 2023
"Whitehouse Urges Judicial Conference to Make Processes More Transparent and Reveal Conference's Handling of 2011 Justice Thomas Referrals"

Judicial Conference Secretary's May 15, 2023 letter to Whitehouse

May 17, 2023
"VIDEO: Review of Federal Judicial Ethics Processes
at the Judicial Conference of the United States
"
Written Testimony
Mark Wolf   Mark Wolf

May 17, 2023
"Whitehouse Chairs Courts Subcommittee Hearing on Judicial Conference's Management of 2011 Ethics Complaints Against Justice Thomas"

"Durban Delivers Opening Statement During Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on Judicial Ethics Processes at the Judicial Conference of the U.S."

May 23, 2023
"Durban Statement on Response from Harlan Crow Regarding Gifts & Travel Given to Justice Thomas" 

May 26, 2023
"Durban, Whitehouse Send Follow Up Letter to Harlan Crow Seeking Full Information on Gifts, Travel, and Access Given to Supreme Court Justices"

May 31, 2023
"Durban: Chief Justice Roberts Should Strengthn
Supreme Court Ethics Standards Before the Court's Summer Recess
"

June 6, 2023

"Durban, Whitehouse Statement on Harlan Crow's Continued Refusal to Provide Key Information Regarding Gifts and Travel Given to Justice Thomas"  & here

June 6, 2023
"Durban Fires Back After Harlan Crow Refuses to Voluntarily Cooperate with Information Requests Regarding Gifts to Justice Thomas"

June 12, 2023
"Whitehouse Launches 'Making the Case' Podcast to Shine Light on Far-Right Scheme to Capture Supreme Court"

June 14, 2023
"VIDEO:  Ensuring an Impartial Judiciary:
Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023
"

written testimonies:
James Sample   Jennifer Mascott    Donald Sherman

CREW -- Noah Bookbinder

 Dubran's press release -- opening statements

Durban's press release -- witnesses

June 15, 2023
"In Wake of Cascading Supreme Court Ethics Scandals, Whitehouse Chairs Courts Subcommittee Hearing on his Comprehensive Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act"

June 21, 2023
"Following ProPublica Report Regarding Justice Alito, Durban & Whitehouse Announce Markup in Senate Judiciary Committee on Supreme Court Ethics Reform Legislation During Next Work Period"

June 21, 2023
"Whitehouse Statement on Explosive ProPublica Report on Justice Alito's Free Alaskan Fishing Trip Planned by Leonard Leo and Paid for by Billionaires"

June 22, 2023
"Whitehouse Releases Episode Two of his Podcast 'Making the Case' to Expose Operators Behind Far-Right Scheme to Capture the Supreme Court"

 

ethical corruption issue

 

February 9, 2023
"Supreme Court justices discussed, but did not agree on, code of conduct"
Washington Post (Robert Barnes, Ann Marimow)

June 25, 2023
"I did Alito's prep for his confirmation hearing.  His new excuses are nonsense"
MSNBC (Richard Painter)

 

July 12, 2023
"Senators Ask Billionaire Paul Singer and Power Broker Leonard Leo
for Full Accounting of Gifts to Supreme Court Justices
"
ProPublica (Justin Elliott, Josh Kaplan, Alex Mierjeski)

July 12, 2023
"Supreme Court Dispatch"
Jurist (Justin Lindsay)

 

June 15, 2023
"Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Bipartisan Bill to Preserve Strong, Independent Journalism and News Organizations"

 

 

June 15, 2023
"Debating Ethics Standards for United States Supreme Court Justices"
City Bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

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