Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, left, talks to Chief Justice John Roberts during the formal group photograph at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022.
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The Supreme Court announced Monday it is adopting a code of ethics, a move that followed waves of criticism over reports about undisclosed gifts and travel received by some members of the high court.
The 14-page code of conduct was written to “dispel” the “misunderstanding” that the court’s nine justices “regard themselves as unrestricted by any ethics rules,” the court said in a statement.
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