The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released a formal opinion that provides guidance on the ethical obligations of judges under the ABA Model Code ...

More than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court adopted a code of conduct for itself—a historic first—critics argue the code lacks a critical element: enforcement. Now, the American Bar Association has ...

"The absence of a clearly articulated, binding code of ethics for the justices of the court imperils the legitimacy of the court," the ABA measure said. Given the American Bar Association's vast size ...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday released a formal code of conduct, responding to years of criticism that the nation's highest court does not have transparent or enforceable ethics ...

This week, in an action that demonstrates the intensifying national concern over the justices' behavior, the American Bar Association's House of Delegates approved a resolution urging the high court ...

The Enron case, with its allegations of shady financial deals and accounting cover-ups, could reopen a contentious issue for lawyers _ whether they have a greater duty to protect a client or to ...

The move comes as public confidence in the court is declining Supreme Court justices are not subject to the code of conduct for all other federal judges (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court should adopt ...

In her 2019 testimony before a subcommittee on the House Committee on Appropriations, Justice Elena Kagan – ostensibly on Capitol Hill to discuss the Supreme Court’s budget – told lawmakers that Chief ...