Is it possible that Thomas made a genuine mistake here? That's his prerogative. He's not bound to accept it. Copyright 2023 | The American Prospect, Inc. | All Rights Reserved, The Alt-Labor Chronicles: Americas Worker Centers. Democrats say Barrett should also recuse herself from any cases arising from the Nov. 3 election. So, if this were a one-off where there was a single case where Justice Thomas should have recused, but didn't, I think it would basically be a non-story. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Louis Virelli, a law professor at Stetson University in Florida, about whether Supreme Court justices should recuse themselves from certain cases. Below are all possible answers to this clue ordered by its rank. Copyright 2022 NPR. Georgetown Law visiting professor Caroline Fredrickson said the Supreme Court has come under an unusual amount of scrutiny lately, particularly over questions about its inner workings. BY Zoe Tillman and Bloomberg. Mandating written explanations also could have the unintended effect of discouraging recusals, at least in cases where there isnt necessarily a compelling reason to do so because justices might not want to take the time and trouble, Ross said. She was there on January 6 before the actual attack. With Supreme Court rulings on high-profile, controversial cases expected soon and with a new associate justice headed for the high court, questions about recusals are front and center. Click the answer to find similar crossword clues . And what that drowns out is that the real problem here is not conservatives or progressives. VIRELLI: Right. The crossword clue Supreme Court justices, collectively with 5 letters was last seen on the August 22, 2020. The lack of a review mechanism recalls the famous 1953 aphorism of Justice Jackson (Robert Jackson, that is)if there were a super-Supreme Court, a substantial proportion of our reversals of state courts would be reversed. Roberts has said the justices may seek advice from the courts legal office or consult their colleagues when weighing recusal decisions. July 12, 2016, 8:30 am CDT. Lower court judges are replaceable. VIRELLI: That's right. So, if the Judicial Misconduct statute applied to the Supreme Court, could someone file a successful complaint that Justice Thomas committed misconduct by failing to recuse in cases involving his wife, as required by the Judicial Disqualification Statute? But part of what we get into here is also that it's not that the rules are a mess; it's that they have no enforcement mechanism. Possible Supreme Court Outcome When One Justice Recused But that's the only obvious way to create constraints on the court that are enforceable that don't currently exist. This abrupt shift by both Republican leaders reveals the inherent partisanship and opportunism in their decision, and draws into question the integrity of the entire confirmation process. What's more, her election subversion movement would have necessarily led to the Supreme Court, where Justice Thomas would have been asked to rule. There are examples of cases where justices realized belatedly that they should have recused but did not. (Others confuse the Code of Conduct for lower federal court judges with the Disqualification Statute, possibly because the Code repeats the statute almost verbatim. Judicial disqualification, also referred to as recusal, is the act of abstaining from participation in an official action such as a legal proceeding due to a conflict of interest of the presiding court official or administrative officer.
