We need the strongest possible Supreme Court code of conduct

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee

Clarence Thomas with text saying Pass the strongest SCOTUS code of conduct

Trust in the court is at an all-time low – and it’s not hard to see why. In addition to recent decisions rolling back rights, we’ve seen story after story about massive ethical violations by Supreme Court justices – from private trips with billionaire donors to undisclosed tuition and real estate deals.

And these justices continue to serve big money interests rather than the people. The Supreme Court ended its term with a series of extreme rulings curtailing affirmative action, allowing LGBTQ+ discrimination, and gutting the plan to fix the student debt crisis.

And in doing so, the Supreme Court remains the only federal court whose justices are not bound by a code of conduct. We cannot allow the highest court to have the lowest ethical standards.

But we’re making a difference – thanks to massive grassroots pressure from over 100,000 Common Cause members like you calling for action from Congress, the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee has just promised to take action as soon as this month on a bill to bring accountability to our highest court and establish a binding Supreme Court code of conduct.

Now, we need to make sure that the legislation they move forward is the strongest possible.

Sign The Petition: Our highest court must be held to the highest ethical standards. The Senate should pass the strongest possible ethics standards for the Supreme Court.

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To: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee
From: [Your Name]

We deserve a Supreme Court we can trust – and our highest court must have the highest ethical standards.

As the Senate Judiciary Committee advances a code of conduct for the Supreme Court, they must create the strongest possible ethical standards.