Ethics

Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court have been involved in a series of ethics controversies recently, and the court's approval rating remains at an all-time low.

Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse filed a new ethics complaint against Justice Alito.

More than 100 of Thomas' ex-clerks penned a letter praising his "unimpeachable" integrity as he faces new ethics concerns.

Democratic House members sent a letter on Friday asking the Justice Department to launch an investigation into Thomas' conduct.

Justice Alito was wrong in asserting that Congress lacks the power to compel the justices to enact and implement rules regulating their ethics.

The Supreme Court justice told The Wall Street Journal that Congress has no power to implement regulations on the high court, such as a code of ethics.

Supreme Court justices have faced questions about ties to wealthy donors amid several divisive, consequential rulings.

Allegations that a key court document was falsified have raised questions about whether the attorneys representing the plaintiff could be penalized.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis views the law as so unimportant that he can distort it to his will.

The Supreme Court has been at the helm of an ethics battle after justices failed to disclose personal decisions that some say could impact their decision.

One influencer is charging $1 per minute to interact with an AI version of herself named CarynAI, which customers can develop relationships with.

Senior U.S. District Judge Mark L. Wolf is scheduled to appear before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on May 17.

Body farms, also known as taphonomic research facilities, are laboratories that study how human bodies decompose in a number of different environments.

The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on Supreme Court ethics reform this Tuesday.

I don't pretend that they are ruling because of what their rich friends believe.

A new report alleges that the Supreme Court justice accepted extravagant vacations from a top Republican donor.

A letter to the Florida Commission on Ethics from MAGA Inc. alleges that DeSantis has violated several state election laws.

Experts have expressed concerns that these drones that use AI facial recognition may allow the targeting of specific people, raising a number of ethical issues.

The expensive effort to bring the dodo back from the dead could have positive impacts in ecology and research, but could also negatively affect other animals.

"We need more disclosure from judges and justices about spousal engagements that result in major paydays," said Gabe Roth of advocacy group Fix the Court.

The rules package passed on Monday night has two key provisions that good government advocates fear will significantly weaken the little-known Office of Congressional Ethics, a stand-alone oversight body separate from the member-run House Ethics Committee.

GOP Representative George Santos, who is facing a barrage of backlash for lying before being elected, reportedly called the rules change "fantastic."

The future of the investigation into the New York Democratic representative will be decided by the next Congress.

The defense of the right to choose implies a defense of the idea that humanity is conferred, rather than recognized.

He also told his wife's sister at a family dinner that she shouldn't actually go through with the divorce because she was "going to lose a lot."

Scientists have vocally protested the auction of large dinosaur specimens in the past, many of which sell for millions of dollars.

The first-term Republican accused his critics of engaging in "a campaign based on nothing but slander and personal attacks."

South Carolina faces legal challenges to its execution methods amid the state's plans to use a firing squad for the first time.

It is unclear if the suggestive labels were meant as jokes between the representative and his close aide.

Almost half of the Americans surveyed said the views and political activity of his wife—Ginni Thomas—posed an ethical problem for the justice.