Elena Kagan became the latest justice to weigh in on the need for a Supreme Court code of ethics, confirming that it’s “been a subject of conversation within the court.” Adopting a code “would go far in persuading other people that we were adhering to the highest standards of conduct,” Kagan said Friday at Notre Dame Law School. She also said a code would help the justices with their own compliance with ethical rules.
[Law360 has Kagan Calls High Court Ethics Code A 'Good Idea']