Daily Briefing: First-ever Supreme Court code of conduct
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The Supreme Court announced it will honor a code of conduct for the first time in its 234-year history. Also in the news: Israel claims Hamas uses Gaza's largest hospital as a stronghold, as hundreds of doctors and patients remain inside. A new assessment includes unprecedented evidence for the cause and effects of the changing climate.
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Here is the news to know Tuesday.
All nine justices OK a Supreme Court code of conduct
While all nine justices agreed to a Supreme Court code of conduct, the new measure has no enforcement mechanism. Outside experts have said enforcement could prove especially tricky given that no other body exists that could overrule a decision made by a justice or the court itself.
The code comes as a response to a litany of recent controversies involving private jet travel and posh vacations accepted by some justices.
Liberal and conservative justices have been the subject of ethics revelations which spurred Democrats in Congress to pursue legislation that would require the Supreme Court to adopt a code of ethics, similar to what lower federal courts follow.
In a statement attached to the code, the court said that Chief Justice John Roberts had directed court officials to review how state and lower federal courts have enforced similar requirements.
As criticism of the court's behavior has continued, public polling has indicated that trust in the high court remains at record lows.
Is Hamas hiding in Gaza's main hospital?
At Al Shifa Hospital, the largest medical facility in Gaza, Israeli ground forces are closing in as more than 3,500 staffers, patients and sheltering civilians remain inside. As it surrounds the facility, the Israeli military is trying to prove its long-held contention that Hamas uses them as command centers and to hide its fighters and hostages. On Monday, the Israel Defense Forces posted a video from what it called a children's hospital it took over on the weekend, showing weapons supposedly found inside. Read more
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Report: Climate change affects 'every sector of human and natural society'
Climate change is here and prompting unprecedented actions in every state to curb the greenhouse gas emissions fueling warming temperatures, but a new federal report out Tuesday says bigger, bolder steps are needed. After several years of work by more than 500 authors from every state, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam, the White House released the massive Fifth National Climate Assessment. Notable in the report is a comprehensive chapter intended to answer such questions as whether humans are causing global warming, whether warming is changing extreme weather and climate events and how much warming the planet might expect to see. Read more
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Arson is behind fire that damaged major section of Los Angeles freeway
State fire officials made a preliminary determination that the ignition of the huge fire that engulfed a section of Interstate 10 was caused with malicious intent and was a criminal act of arson, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday. The highway will be closed to commuters indefinitely after the blaze left many columns charred and chipped and the deck guardrails twisted. Crews shored up the most damaged section for the safety of workers clearing the debris. It’s still unclear what structural damage, if any, the blaze caused to the freeway. Read more
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Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh addresses suspension
Jim Harbaugh missed Saturday's 24-15 win over Penn State due to the suspension levied against him for violations of the Big Ten's sportsmanship policy. In his news conference Monday, Harbaugh addressed a hearing at Washtenaw County Circuit Court this Friday for the University of Michigan's request for a temporary restraining order against the Big Ten for its decision to suspend him for the remainder of the regular season. The result of the hearing will decide whether he can be on the sidelines in this weekend's game against Maryland. Read more
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Associated Press contributed reporting.
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