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Senator Chris Murphy dismisses Justice Samuel Alito’s claims that Senate has ‘no authority’ to regulate the supreme court

Justice Alito was wrong to suggest Congress has no authority to regulate the Court. But that authority is itself subject to constraint.

"No provision in the Constitution gives them the authority to regulate the Supreme Court—period,” Alito said

Justice Samuel Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose a code of ethics on the Supreme Court

CM Siddaramaiah urges journalists to introspect if they are adhering to ethics of journalism. He stresses on the need for social responsibility to bring about change. He cites examples of Gandhi and Ambedkar as journalists. He also highlights the need to provide justice to the underprivileged and to fill money…

ICMR Bioethics Unit has proposed a consensus policy statement to introduce Controlled Human Infection Studies (CHIS) in India, which involves exposing healthy volunteers to pathogens in a controlled environment. The document addresses ethical concerns and outlines potential benefits, such as accelerating the development of novel medical interventions, improved pandemic preparedness,…

A public ET message could initiate cascading events, including military actions to corporate resource mining

Media plays major role in delivering welfare schemes to public, opines Kommineni Srinivasa Rao. Journalists must fact-check, obtain quotes to avoid ambiguity. Certain vernacular newspapers publish wrong news for political gains; need to maintain journalistic ethics. Dr. G. Anita suggests investigative journalism for better society, not personal gains. Reporters must…

Biden’s attorney referred to her conduct as ‘abhorrent behavior that blatantly violates House Ethics rules and standards of official conduct’

An Oklahoma sheriff's office official says a judicial ethics panel in investigating a new state judge who can bee seen on courtroom video scrolling through social media and texting on her cellphone throughout a murder trial

SETI has been searching for evidence of alien life – but could doing so end in disaster?