The Last Justice Who RESIGNED for Ethics Did It in 1969 — Here's Why

57 years ago, a Justice of the United States Supreme Court resigned from the bench because of an ethics scandal. His name was Abe Fortas. No Justice has resigned for ethics since. Tonight, the historian's view of what's documented, what's not, and what the 1969 precedent tells us about where the Court is now. In this video: What ProPublica documented about Justice Thomas (Harlan Crow) and Justice Alito (Paul Singer) What the November 2023 SCOTUS Code of Conduct actually says — and doesn't The Fortas-Wolfson arrangement and Earl Warren's quiet conversation in 1969 Why the Ethics in Government Act passed the Senate 74-5 Three scenarios for the next 18 months What you can do this week — including reading the SCERT Act This channel uses AI-assisted tools for narration, editing, visuals, thumbnails, and production support. We disclose realistic altered or synthetic media where required and aim to avoid misleading viewers. Editorial analysis and historical framing are human-directed. Subscribe for daily political analysis anchored in American history. SCOTUS ethics, Abe Fortas, Earl Warren, Clarence Thomas, Harlan Crow, Samuel Alito, Paul Singer, ProPublica, SCOTUS Code of Conduct, judicial ethics, Ethics in Government Act, SCERT Act, Wolfson Foundation, 1969 Supreme Court, judicial accountability, federal disclosure #SCOTUS #SupremeCourt #JudicialEthics #Fortas #1969 #ProPublica #SCERT #USPolitics #PoliticalAnalysis #USHistory #EthicsInGovernment #ClarenceThomas #SamuelAlito #EleanorMarshReport #Accountability ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔔 Subscribe: @EleanorMarshReport #EleanorMarsh #AmericanPolitics #PoliticalHistory #Democracy #uspoliticstoday