The Supreme Court’s Ethics Issues Are Not All Created Equal; Slate, May 3, 2023

DAHLIA LITHWICK AND MARK JOSEPH STERN, Slate; The Supreme Court’s Ethics Issues Are Not All Created Equal

"In fact, arguably no one stands to benefit from a clear set of standards more than the justices. When a public official is accused of misconduct, their best defense is always: “I followed the rules.” That response becomes unavailable when there are no rules, or when the rules require tasseography to understand. Nor is it possible to gauge just how far a justice stretched the rules when there is no baseline standard for comparison."