Supreme Court to adopt ethics code after scrutiny of undisclosed gifts

The Supreme Court indicated on Monday that it will adopt a code of conduct amid heightened scrutiny over the high court’s standards when it comes to undisclosed gifts and trips. In a statement released alongside the 15-page code, the justices said its rules and principles are, for the most part, “not new.” However, “codification” of existing principals is meant to clear up concerns that the justices operate without oversight. “The absence of a Code…has led in recent years to the misunderstanding that the Justices of this Court, unlike all other...