Supreme Court Justice Calls for Way to Enforce New Ethics Code

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan on July 25 called for enforcement of an ethics code adopted in 2023 by justices. All nine Supreme Court justices in 2023 agreed to adopt the court’s first-ever ethics code. The set of rules touches on when justices should recuse from cases and how justices should decide on outside activities. It also emphasizes that justices should not engage in political activity such as making speeches for political organizations or candidates. In her first public remarks since the nation’s highest court wrapped up its term earlier this month, Justice Kagan said she wouldn’t have signed onto the new rules if she didn’t believe they were good. But having good rules is not enough, she said, as she became the first justice to call for strengthening the code....