Fix the Court

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Nonpartisan org. taking America's most powerful, least accountable gov’t institution () to task for its lack of openness. Account run by ED

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Dec 15

    Live audio, a ethics code, recusal explanations, stock divestments - we’re going to pass so many bills in 2019 you wouldn’t believe

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  2. 55 minutes ago

    While members of the Senate can't get their act together on the special counsel protection bill, here's what senators have said about the idea of ending life tenure at

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    7 hours ago

    : reports panel of federal judges dismissed all 83 ethics complaints against Justice Kavanaugh over conduct at confirmation hearing b/c "no existing authority" allows lower court judges to investigate or discipline

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  4. 8 hours ago

    Kind of crazy that it took a judicial council order for the public to find out who sits on the judicial council, but that’s our federal court system for you

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  5. 22 hours ago

    Today’s Kavanaugh complaint dismissal, while correct, shows misconduct rules need an update via

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  6. Retweeted
    Dec 18

    Judicial Ethics Panel Dismisses Kavanaugh Misconduct Complaints via

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  7. Dec 18

    "This underscores need for to adopt its own code of conduct & shows that the judicial misconduct rubric passed four decades ago – which fails to mention sexual misconduct & forgives justices’ bad behavior in every instance – needs a rewrite." (2/2)

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  8. Dec 18

    Our statement on the dismissal () of the Kavanaugh complaints: "The 10th Circuit Judicial Council may have reached the conclusion required by law, but it is wholly unsatisfactory to anyone looking for moral leadership from our nation’s top jurists." (1/2)

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  9. Dec 18

    This is the correct outcome, but it’s one that only underscores the need for to have an ACTUAL ethics code & REAL OVERSIGHT that discourages bad behavior

    NEW: 10th Circuit Judicial Council dismisses complaints that accused now-Justice Kavanaugh of making false statements, inappropriate partisan statements to Senate. Kavanaugh "no longer a judge covered" by fed judicial-conduct law now that he's on Scotus.
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  10. Retweeted
    Dec 18

    Area reporter unable to pre-write anything due to complete uncertainty about what comes next.

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  11. Dec 18

    Who will be the new Republicans on in the next Congress?

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  12. Dec 17

    And . Don’t forget that the justices can do this, too

    “We should not be in the position of thinking about legislation in the context of personal investment. As long as you own stocks, it’s hard to rule out of your mind.” — .
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  13. Retweeted
    Dec 16

    For a number of reasons and meanings, ‘justice’ was on the minds of many in 2018. ‘Justice’ is our 2018 .

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  14. Retweeted
    Dec 17

    Ex-GOP Officials Urge Supreme Court to Reject Trump Asylum Ban

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  15. Dec 17

    What could help this effort is another nudge from Congress before the end of the year. Chairmen & care about oversight but are moving/retiring. Do they have one final push in them? (3/3)

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  16. Dec 17

    Though has drafted changes to ethics code & judicial misconduct rules, there’s no reason to wait until Judicial Conf. mtg. in March to adopt them. Every circuit has videoconferencing technology - get on call, make the edits & vote to implement! (2/3)

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  17. Dec 17

    A year ago, we brought together a dozen legal scholars & former law clerks to ask CJ Roberts to address sexual misconduct in the fed judiciary . He listened to us & others calling for reform, but implementation has been slow. This is a big problem (1/3)

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  18. Retweeted
    Dec 17

    Buckle up as SCOTUS prepares to deal with a flurry of Trump administration policies:

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  19. Retweeted
    Dec 15

    This is a tough time of year for many folks. Be kind. Love your neighbor. Live your faith. Take the time to make someone feel special.

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  20. Dec 15

    We’ll be requesting live audio for any appeal in the Fifth Circuit that may result from last night’s ACA ruling. And 💵💵 to 🍩🍩, we’ll get it.

    Federal judge in Texas rules Obama health-care law unconstitutional - The Washington Post via ⁦⁩
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