A Crisis of Ethics at the Supreme Court

<p>Debate about ethical standards for Supreme Court justices has intensified after a series of revelations about undisclosed gifts, luxury travel and property deals. </p><p>Adam Liptak, who covers the court for The Times, reviews the allegations of misconduct and the growing calls to do something about it.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/adam-liptak">Adam Liptak</a>, a correspondent covering the United States Supreme Court for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Revelations about Justice Clarence Thomas’s failure to disclose largess from a Republican donor<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/05/us/politics/supreme-court-ethics-rules-justice-thomas-crow.html"> have highlighted a dilemma</a>.</li><li>In written testimony sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee, the retired conservative judge J. Michael Luttig called for<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/02/us/politics/supreme-court-ethics-judiciary-hearing.html"> new ethics rules for Supreme Court justices</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>