Amy Coney Barrett backs ethics code for SCOTUS: report

During a Monday, October 16 appearance at the University of Minnesota Law School, United States Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett said a "formal code of conduct" for the high court would be "a good idea," CNN reports.

Per CNN, Barrett said an ethics code would mean "we can communicate to the public exactly what it is that we are doing in a clearer way than perhaps we have been able to do so far."

The news outlet notes, "Although Barrett didn't address specific concerns, news reports over the last several months have detailed alleged ethics lapses on the part of some of the justices and Democrats in Congress are pushing for legislation that would enforce a code conduct."

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During her speech, CNN reports protestors interrupted by shouting, "Not the Court, not the State, People must decide their fate," "appeared to make reference to her controversial vote last year to overturn Roe v. Wade."

Barrett emphasized that there is "unanimity among all nine justices that we should and do hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards possible."

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CNN's full report is available at this link.