Supreme Ethics Problem? (Nightline at it again tonight)

ABC news ^ | 1/23/2006 | Brain Ross

[wjersey]

As John Roberts was being sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, his colleague Justice Antonin Scalia was playing tennis at a legal seminar in Colorado courtesy of the conservative legal group, the Federalist Society. According to the invitation also obtained by ABC News, members were invited for "a rare opportunity to spend time both socially and intellectually" with Justice Scalia. As lobbying scandals consume Capitol Hill, ABC News Chief Investigative Correspondent Brian Ross turns his attention to the high court. While there are ethics rules in place for lower federal court judges, there is no explicit code of ethics for the nine Supreme Court justices. Some practices have in turn come under scrutiny, such as accepting trips from groups with political and judicial agenda and gifts from private parties who may at some point have business before the court. Critics call for greater scrutiny of such practices, especially in light of ethics investigations underway in other branches of the federal government.

[wjersey]

Watch the video - caption says "Was it ethical to not attend the swearing in ceremony of the chief justice?". Since the MSM couldn't get Alito, they are now out to get Scalia.

[xcamel]

I guess they're supposed to be locked in nice little puppy crates while not deliberating?

[satchmodog9]

Lock them in their hole until morning. Out you go for some deliberations and back to your hole.

[AmericaUnited]

Ah yes... When the libs thought the court was 'theirs', it was beyond reproach and unimpeachable. Now that they feel its slipping away from them, they'll start with these stupid stories how it is 'corrupt' and 'untrustworthy'.

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

What about all those junkets the liberal justices go on to Europe? You know, the ones where they learn how to interpret our Constitution in ways that more suit a global commie world view.

[RichInOC]

I guess they're supposed to be locked in nice little puppy crates while not deliberating?

I'm not going to make a joke about Ruth Bader Ginsburg. I'm not! I'm not! I'm not!

[RightResponse]

Ruth Bader Ginsberg.. the inspiration for the Burka...

[blue_nova]

top useless jobs:
minority opinion justice for the rest of your life
minority party senator for 6 years
vice president for 4 years

[Awestruck]

Don't insult puppies..they are cute.. compare her to a cockroach if you must...

[Clump]

This writer has no credibility with me. To say [a]s John Roberts was being sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is flat out wrong and disrespectful. John Roberts is the CJ of the United States. Period. That may be a picky observation, but these people really need to have some fundamental understanding of governmental institutions before trying to undermine the integrity of the people behind them. I think Scalia understands ethics just a little better than some ABC reporter.