A proposal by outside interest groups for the Supreme Court to adopt a new “model” ethics code could thrust Justice Clarence Thomas and his spouse, Ginni, further into the political limelight. The ...

The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released a formal opinion that provides guidance on the ethical obligations of judges under the ABA Model Code ...

Independent Sector, a coalition of charities and foundations, has issued its first official model code of ethics for nonprofit groups to follow, the initial step in what the organization’s president ...

Finally, somebody has taken a try at writing a Supreme Court ethics code, though not the court itself. The justices reportedly have discussed the subject but apparently have not reached any agreement ...

Is it time for the U.S. Supreme Court to have its own code of ethics? Some Senate Democrats think so, CNN reports. Democrats want the court's funding to be tied to new requirements that justices ...

Although it is welcome and overdue that the Supreme Court finally adopted an ethics code for its justices on Monday, the approach is seriously flawed in that it includes no enforcement mechanism.

In response to the corporate scandals of the 1990s, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 began requiring public companies to disclose whether they have adopted a code of ethics. While compliance is ...