U.S. Supreme Court
Jul. 7, 2022
After 50 years SCOTUS succeeds where others have failed, doing grave damage to women’s equality and the Court’s own legitimacy
Since the beginning of our system of government, SCOTUS justices, unlike judges below them, have managed to avoid playing by the rules under a code of ethics. Hundreds of judges say that is a problem
A. Marco Turk
Emeritus Professor
CSU Dominguez Hills
Email: amarcoturk.commentary@gmail.com
A. Marco Turk is a contributing writer, professor emeritus and former director of the Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding program at CSU Dominguez Hills, and currently adjunct professor of law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law.
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