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Supreme Court in Crisis: A Broken System Threatening American Democracy
On November 13, 2023, after nine justices signed it, the U.S. Supreme Court released a document for the first time, clarifying the ethics standards that justices need to abide by. The move was in response to a series of incidents involving Supreme Court justices involved in conflicts of interest. Among them, the most criticized by the public is conservative Justice Thomas. Not only was he exposed by the media to many scandals such as befriending wealthy people, accepting gifts, and concealing personal financial information, but his wife was also deeply involved in the 2020 election of Trump supporters. The riots that stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2016. Critics pointed…