SCOTUS & federal judges are now required to disclose additional info surrounding free gifts, such as stays at commercial properties and other hospitable offerings, according to new regulations quietly approved by the federal judiciary's administrative arm.
The head of the Judicial Conference, which governs rules for the federal courts, confirmed the changes in a March 23 letter made public on Tuesday by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse , who has pushed for ethics reforms for the Supreme Court and previously introduced legislation for the justices to adopt a code of ethics.
The new regulations went into effect on March 14 but were not publicly known until the Tuesday release of Whitehouse's March 23 letter. The information was relayed to the senator by U.S. District Judge Roslynn Mauskopf, the director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Under the new rules, judges are still not required to disclose gifts that include meals, lodging, or entertainment provided by an individual for a non-business purpose.
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