3 ms·
> Is there any binding law that prevents any organization from bribing the Supreme Court into making favorable rulings? There is not. SCOTUS justices can, and
by coldpie 2y ago
> Is there any binding law that prevents any organization from bribing the Supreme Court into making favorable rulings?
There is not. SCOTUS justices can, and do, openly and privately accept bribes. The Supreme Court could make its own rules against bribery and enforce them, but it explicitly chose not to[1].
There is currently an effort to pass a law to require SCOTUS to have an ethics policy[2]. However, the party proposing it does not have enough power to enact it. It's up to voters now.
[1] Notice all of the rules in their recently released Code of Conduct use "should," not "must." There is also no enforcement mechanism. This "Code of Conduct" is functionally functionally equivalent to having no Code. https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/Code-of-Conduct-for-Justices_November_13_2023.pdf https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/Code-of-Conduct-for-Justi...
[2] "Binding Code of Conduct for the Supreme Court: Congress should pass binding, enforceable conduct and ethics rules that require Justices to disclose gifts, refrain from public political activity, and recuse themselves from cases in which they or their spouses have financial or other conflicts of interest. Supreme Court Justices should not be exempt from the enforceable code of conduct that applies to every other federal judge." https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/07/29/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-bold-plan-to-reform-the-supreme-court-and-ensure-no-president-is-above-the-law/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases...