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TheGrio: House Dem Hank Johnson says Supreme Court code of ethics falls short

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People For Senior Fellow Elliot Mincberg is cited reviewing the Supreme Court Code of Ethics. 

The U.S. Supreme Court has adopted a code of ethics for the first time in history, however some critics believe the court’s ethical policy misses the mark.

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Elliot Mincberg, senior legal counsel with People for the American Way, told theGrio, “This is a very small step forward because the content of the code clearly falls short.”

“Unlike every other federal judge in the country who is subject to a code of conduct, there is no enforcement if Supreme Court justices violate the code of conduct,” he said.

“Other judges can be investigated. They can be censured. They can even be recommended for impeachment, but there is nothing at all in the Supreme Court code that makes it all enforceable,” Mincberg added.

Read the full article at TheGrio.