Astro Hacker News - The DC Bar Is Refusing to Investigate Chief Justice Roberts over a $10M Scandal

u1hcw9nx |next [-]

Investigation and disbarment would be just symbolic act.

The U.S. Constitution does not actually require a Supreme Court Justice to be a licensed attorney. Disbarment would have no effect for his work.

JumpCrisscross |root |parent |next [-]

> Investigation and disbarment would be just symbolic act

It would force facts onto the record. That, in turn, forms the groundwork for future investigations, including and up to charges (against, in all likelihood, folks who paid commissions with the intent of paying a bribe) and impeachment.

FergusArgyll |root |parent |previous [-]

I always assumed that in the early 1800s there were probably a few who had no legal education but according to Wikipedia

   Every person who has been nominated to the Court has been an attorney.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_law_schools_attended_b...

Of course your point stands, the only qualification for a justice is nomination by POTUS and confirmation by the senate.

s1artibartfast |next |previous [-]

Arguably the most powerful judge in the world was married to one of the most sucessful legal recruiter. This would be an astounding coincidence if they were two randomly selected humans.

However, they arent random. The court justices are not firewalled from the lawyers that argue before them or politicians, and have a high degree of access.

Like the judges themselves, their partners likely socialize widely with elite lawyers, including those that argue before the court.

josefritzishere |next |previous [-]

It's very sad to see the US, already a Kleptocracy, start to show signs through open conspiracy, of becoming a pure Mafia state.

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lordloki |previous [-]

So?!? Why is this on HN?

josefritzishere |root |parent [-]

Because it's interesting. That's the only criteria if you read the Guidelines. I'm a fan. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html