Justice Elena Kagan responded to criticism of her idea for how the Supreme Court could enforce an ethics code imposed last year after controversies.

Justice Elena Kagan pushed back on Monday against critics of an enforceable code of ethics for the Supreme Court, telling an audience in New York that it would help ensure confidence in an institution that polls show has lost the trust of many Americans.

Kagan effusively praised the ethics code the high court adopted last November under intense pressure from Democratic lawmakers that followed a series of press reports about undisclosed gifts to some of her colleagues and behind-the-scenes efforts to influence the justices.

Justice Elena Kagan on Monday outlined how the Supreme Court's new ethics code could be improved if it had an enforcement mechanism, rejecting claims that the idea she has proposed would be ineffective.

Kagan proposed that the panel, who would be appointed by Chief Justice John Roberts, could weed out baseless allegations against the justices, while giving more attention to the ones with some basis.

Justice Elena Kagan suggests the U.S. Supreme Court should spend less time on its emergency docket, known as the 'shadow docket,' where quick decisions are made without full deliberation. She reflects on its increased use under recent administrations,

Justice Elena Kagan said the U.S. Supreme Court would be better off spending less time hurrying through cases on its emergency docket. "It's a very hard problem," Kagan said on Monday in an hour-long interview with a professor at New York University's law school.

Justice Elena Kagan on Monday outlined how the Supreme Court's new ethics code could be improved if it had an enforcement mechanism, rejecting claims that the idea she has proposed would be ineffective.

Justice Elena Kagan on Monday pushed back against critics opposing the enforcement of ethics rules for Supreme Court Justices. In an appearance at the New York University School of Law, Kagan talked about the need for a lower court of judges to handle accusations of ethical breaches made against Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito,