Massachusetts Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are among co-sponsors of a bill addressing judicial ethics. It would ban federal judges from owning individual stocks, commercial real estate and private corporations. It would also establish guidelines for when they must recuse themselves and impose a code of conduct on the Supreme Court justices.
“I’ve been fighting to reform our judicial ethics system for years. At a time when public trust in the Supreme Court has collapsed to historic lows, it’s critical that we enact legislation to reform this broken system. From banning federal judges from owning individual stocks to overhauling the broken judicial recusal process, my bill would help root out corruption and restore public trust in the federal judiciary - something that Chief Justice Roberts has simply failed to do,” said Senator Warren.
The bill's introduction follows last week's leaked draft opinion that indicates the high court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, the ruling which legalized abortion.
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