Opinion

This SCOTUS Loophole Is a Conflict of Interest Nightmare

CONTEMPT OF COURT

It is up to individual justices to rule on their personal interests but claims that Justice Alito gave conservative donors a heads-up on decisions shows that system is not working.

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When it comes to ethics, the court that has the last word on just about everything lets the justices decide for themselves if they’ve got a conflict.

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