How to Use code of ethics in a Sentence

code of ethics

noun phrase
  • The values of the IDF are expressed in its code of ethics.
    Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2023
  • More:Supreme Court justices don't have a code of ethics.
    Sarah Elbeshbishi, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2023
  • There was a code of ethics, often written on the walls of the office on a scroll.
    Jake Adelstein, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2023
  • And so the Supreme Court should have a binding code of ethics just like every other court in the country.
    Abc News, ABC News, 12 June 2023
  • The Supreme Court's code of ethics has long been criticized by politicians.
    Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2024
  • There is no specific code of ethics for Supreme Court justices.
    oregonlive, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The reports have prompted hearings on Capitol Hill and threats from Senate Democrats to impose a code of ethics on the justices.
    John Fritze, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
  • To protect the rule of law in this country, members of Congress should bind the Supreme Court by the same code of ethics that applies to other federal judges.
    Aaron Regunberg, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2023
  • While the cash buying industry does have a code of ethics, enforcement is spotty.
    Byard Duncan, ProPublica, 17 May 2023
  • Biden’s third proposal should be the most achievable: an enforceable code of ethics for the Justices, which Congress could pass.
    Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2024
  • The Supreme Court on Nov. 13 adopted its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices.
    Mark Sherman, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Nov. 2023
  • By a similarly wide margin, the state’s voters agreed with Democrats in Congress that the high court needs an enforceable code of ethics.
    David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The commission did not recommend structural changes, but endorsed adoption of a code of ethics for Supreme Court justices.
    Nancy Cordes, CBS News, 16 July 2024
  • The Supreme Court lacks a binding code of ethics, unlike lower courts and the executive and legislative branches.
    Paige Hagy, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Efforts include advocating for term limits and a stronger code of ethics.
    Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
  • The Supreme Court adopted its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices, but the code lacks a means of enforcement.
    Byeamon Barrett, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Democrats have also urged Roberts to implement a code of ethics at the court without the help of Congress, which the chief justice has so far not expressed any interest in doing.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • Unlike other federal judges, the Supreme Court justices are not subject to a code of ethics and largely police themselves.
    Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2023
  • In a sign of how the Beards have approached this new code of ethics in an opaque way, Hontzas is still listed as a nominee on the Beards’ site despite his disqualification.
    Justin Ray, Robb Report, 31 May 2023
  • The new code of ethics would also hold Supreme Court justices to the same standard as other federal judges and require stricter disclosure and recusal rules.
    Hans Nichols, Axios, 29 July 2024
  • President Biden will make a public and provocative case for dramatic changes to the Supreme Court today, calling for 18-year term limits and a new code of ethics for justices.
    Hans Nichols, Axios, 29 July 2024
  • The Supreme Court on Monday adopted its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices, but the code lacks a means of enforcement.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Congress finally made a move to rein in the court two weeks ago, when the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill that would require the justices to adopt a code of ethics.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The letter marks a turning point as Democrats who control the chamber and who have subpoena powers try to hold to account a high court that has shown no interest in adopting a code of ethics.
    Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 9 May 2023
  • Its report reinvigorated calls from Democrats and good-government groups for Supreme Court justices to be required to adhere to a code of ethics.
    Peter Weber, The Week, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The pretext is that the committee needs this information in order to draft legislation imposing a code of ethics on the Supreme Court.
    The Editors, National Review, 1 Nov. 2023
  • In the second of two articles the interviews produced, Alito said Congress lacked the authority to impose a code of ethics on the Supreme Court.
    CBS News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The controversies have ramped up efforts to pressure Supreme Court justices to be bound by a code of ethics, which lower federal judges are forced to follow but justices on the high court are not.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Whitehouse is a co-sponsor of legislation to require justices to adopt and follow a code of ethics that would be reviewed by appellate court judges.
    Greg Stohr, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The legislation would require the Supreme Court to adopt a code of ethics, the kind already in place for lower federal court judges and other government officials.
    John Fritze, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023

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