"Supreme Court's Self-Policing: An Ethical Gray Area"

The US Supreme Court is facing scrutiny over its ethical standing, with a series of scandals raising questions about the unique status enjoyed by the nine justices. Unlike judges sitting in any other jurisdiction in the US, the five men and four women of the Supreme Court are left completely to their own ethical devices. However, the American Bar Association has called on the justices to take on the full sweep of ethical rules, arguing that the lack of such a code "imperils the legitimacy of the court". Congress has also waded in, with Democrats increasingly concerned about the untethered nature of the increasingly extreme rightwing majority.