It is unclear if Supreme Court justices will have to comply with new regulations requiring members of the federal judiciary to publicly disclose more information about personal hospitality, gifts, and benefits they receive from outside sources, lawyers told The Epoch Times.
Supreme Court justices have said they voluntarily comply with the official code of conduct, but it is not clear that they are required to do so. Although they are members of the federal judiciary, they enjoy a level of independence that the rest of the federal judiciary does not. This is because the Supreme Court enjoys a special status because it was created by the U.S. Constitution, as opposed to Congress. Legal experts say this means that only the Supreme Court can regulate the Supreme Court.
