US Supreme Court takes on ethics row with first-ever code of conduct
Judges have been criticised for failing to disclose gifts and holiday arrangements they received.
2023-11-14 07:15
Egypt holiday couple died after room sprayed for bedbugs, inquest rules
The couple died after the next-door room was sprayed with pesticide to kill bedbugs, an inquest hears.
2023-11-10 21:56
Holiday couple died of carbon monoxide poisoning, inquest hears
A pathologist says John and Susan Cooper died of carbon monoxide poisoning on holiday in Egypt.
2023-11-09 05:28
Couple died in Egypt after hotel fumigated for bedbugs, inquest hears
John and Susan Cooper fell ill and died after a room in their hotel was fumigated, an inquest hears.
2023-11-08 04:49
How Clarence Thomas' landmark Second Amendment ruling could help Hunter Biden fight his gun charges
Shortly after Hunter Biden was indicted on three gun-related federal charges, his attorney made it clear that his multi-pronged defense strategy in the historic case would include questioning the legality of the gun control accusation at the heart of the matter.
2023-09-27 20:25
US Supreme Court's Thomas attended Koch network donor events -ProPublica
WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas attended at least two events for the conservative Koch network of
2023-09-22 23:15
As Clarence Thomas faces record unpopularity, Americans want an ethics code for the Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas ended a monthslong saga last week by officially disclosing trips paid for by GOP megadonor Harlan Crow.
2023-09-03 22:24
When John Roberts wants things done, he acts. What that means for ethics rules
Soon after he became chief justice of the United States, John Roberts faced what he believed was a "crisis" involving the judiciary: Federal judges were underpaid.
2023-09-01 17:23
Clarence Thomas: US Supreme Court judge acknowledges 'gifts' for first time
Critics are pushing to reform ethics standards for the nine justices of the US Supreme Court.
2023-08-31 23:55
What judicial ethics rules say about Clarence Thomas' lavish lifestyle bankrolled by his friends
It's undeniable that Justice Clarence Thomas' friendships with billionaires have given the conservative jurist a lifestyle most Americans could only dream of. But whether Thomas violated ethics rules by failing to disclose that hospitality is tricky.
2023-08-13 21:17
New Thomas revelations unlikely to result in congressional passage of Supreme Court ethics reform
Calls to implement tougher ethics standards on Supreme Court justices are likely to be stirred again following the publication of a new report about Clarence Thomas' lifestyle, though sources in both parties say there's no chance that Congress will pass new legislation.
2023-08-10 23:29
US Supreme Court's Clarence Thomas enjoyed array of luxury perks, report says
By Andrew Chung U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been treated to far more luxury vacations and
2023-08-10 21:46