Overall approval of our U.S. Supreme Court is extremely low. Justices’ failure to avoid conflicts of interest and inability to investigate themselves further undermines public trust in the Court at a time when its legitimacy is already a matter of significant public debate.

Recently, we learned that the investigation into the leak of the Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization did not include any real investigation into the Supreme Court justices themselves. And we have witnessed many, many examples of conflicts of interest undermining public trust.

Every federal judge in this country–except the nine justices of the Supreme Court–are bound by a code of ethics that prevents blatant conflicts of interest. It’s time to boost transparency and accountability of the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act, recently re-introduced in Congress, would directly address accountability and transparency at the Supreme Court. This legislation would require the creation of a code of ethical conduct for the U.S. Supreme Court and the appointment of an Ethics Investigations Counsel, as well as require justices to publicly disclose recusal decisions.

Supreme Court Justices must be held to account for flouting the ethical rules that apply to every other judge in the country. We must restore public trust, transparency, and accountability in the U.S. Supreme Court. We are calling on Congress to ensure that by passing the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act.

Sign the petition to Congress: We must restore public trust, transparency, and accountability in the U.S. Supreme Court. Pass the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act.