You’ll Soon Be Able to Look Up Supreme Court Justices’ Wall Street Investments

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English - May 16, 2022 12:13 - 6 minutes - 12.7 MB - ★★★★ - 63 ratings
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President Joe Biden signed a law Friday that will increase financial disclosure requirements for federal judges and Supreme Court justices, a move legal experts describe as a small but meaningful step towards reform at a time when public trust in the federal judiciary is at an all time low.

The new law, the Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act, mandates the creation of an online database where the public can search federal judges' and Supreme Court justices' financial disclosures.