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Supreme Court adopts code of conduct amid ethics scrutiny
The announcement was received by a tepid applause, those who opposed it saying that it does not take enough steps since there isn’t an enforcement mechanism. The Supreme Court on Monday announced that it had formally adopted an updated code of conduct after allegations of ethics violations, but its impact will likely be minimal since…
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Justice Thomas’s R.V. Loan Was Forgiven, Senate Inquiry Finds
The loan of $267,230 was not repaid in full or even by the justice. The benefactor was able to wipe the slate clean with potential ethical and tax implications. The terms were generous and clear. Clarence Thomas, a judge, could borrow more than $250,000 from a wealthy friend, paying only interest for five years. The…
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The Ninth Circus Court of Florida My 30-Year Job From Hell!
Whistle-Blower Brett Arquette, a 30-year veteran of the Florida Court System and the former Ninth Circuit’s Chief Technology Officer, tells the tale of a court system run amok. Brett contends that Judges Lisa Munyon and Belvin Perry Jr. ran a systematic program of mental torture to try to get Brett to quit so Chief Judge…
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Oklahoma judge caught scrolling through social media during murder trial
A Oklahoma judge is under investigation in a federal ethics commission after she was filmed browsing social networks and messaging in a trial for murder according to a video released by the local news source. Lincoln County District Judge Traci Soderstrom presided in her first trial for the man who is accused of killing a…
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Florida Supreme Court reprimands judge for conduct during Parkland school shooting trial
On Monday, the Florida Supreme Court publicly reproached the judge who presided over the trial for Nikolas Cruz’s penalty at the Parkland School Shooting. The judge was found to have shown bias towards the prosecution. The Judicial Qualifications Commission had recommended the unanimous decision in June. The panel found that Circuit judge Elizabeth Scherer had…
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Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court
In early July 2008 Samuel Alito stood on a riverbank in the remote part of Alaska. Samuel Alito, the Supreme Court justice was on holiday at a posh fishing lodge, which charged more than $1000 per day. After landing a king fish that was nearly as big as one’s leg Alito took a photo. To…
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Ketanji Brown Jackson received flowers from Oprah and designer clothing from a photo shoot: Records
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s annual disclosure form revealed that Oprah Winfrey gave her an congratulatory display of flowers worth $1200 and she also received the sum of $6,580 worth designer clothes from the Vogue photographer. New financial records of Supreme Court justices were unveiled on Wednesday. The documents are available to the public,…
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Commission: Florida judge should be reprimanded for conduct during Parkland school shooting trial
The Florida judge who supervised the trial of penalty for Parkland School shooter Nikolas Cruz ought to be publically punished for displaying prejudice towards the prosecution inability to limit “vitriolic statements” directed at Cruz’s lawyers by families of victims, and often permitting “her emotions to overcome her judgement,” an official state commission ruled Monday. The…
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Clarence Thomas to amend financial disclosure forms to reflect sale to GOP megadonor
Sources close to Thomas say that Clarence Thomas plans to amend his financial disclosure form to reflect the 2014 real estate transaction he had with a GOP Megadonor. This is an acknowledgement that this deal should have been disclosed nearly a decade earlier, they said. Thomas and Harlan Crow are friends who have been working…
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More Proof of Corrupt Judges who violate the public trust
On Thursday, the Florida Supreme Court removed a judge who had presided over sentencing in the Parkland mass-shooting case from a murder case involving the death penalty. The court found that she showed unfair sympathy for prosecutors in the Parkland school shooting case. The court has removed Elizabeth Scherer from the position of judge in…