On the same call, Shackelford attacked Justice #ElenaKagan as “treasonous” & “disloyal” after she endorsed an #enforcement mechanism for the court’s newly adopted #ethics code in a recent public appearance. He said that such an ethics code would “destroy the independence of the judiciary.” (This past weekend, Justice #KetanjiBrownJackson said she too was open to an enforceable ethics code for #SCOTUS.)

#FarRight #extremism #law

#Justice #Kagan: Lower court #judges could enforce #SCOTUS #ethics code

Interviewed at NYU #law school, Justice #ElenaKagan also discussed the emergency docket & the historic number of women on the high court.

Justice Elena Kagan on Mon brushed aside concerns about whether lower-court judges could effectively enforce the #SupremeCourt’s new ethics rules, saying those on the federal bench are more than capable of holding justices to account.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/09/supreme-court-kagan-melissa-murray/