Anti-corruption enforcement capacityinstitutional
0.60Initiated40% impact weight
Advancing enforceable judicial-ethics rules would, if enacted, strengthen accountability; the committee step initiates that pressure.
legislationverifiedconfidence: medium
US Senate Judiciary Committee advances the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act
On 20 July 2023 the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act to the full Senate. Introduced by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and chaired through committee by Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin, the bill would require Supreme Court justices to adopt a binding code of conduct, create a mechanism to investigate alleged violations, tighten disclosure and recusal rules, and require justices to explain recusal decisions. The bill advanced out of committee but did not become law.
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On 20 July 2023 the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act to the full Senate. Introduced by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and chaired through committee by Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin, the bill would require Supreme Court justices to adopt a binding code of conduct, create a mechanism to investigate alleged violations, tighten disclosure and recusal rules, and require justices to explain recusal decisions. The bill advanced out of committee but did not become law.
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