Overhauling rules on gifts for judges for the first time in 15 years, the ABA is looking at ways to limit the trinkets, expense-paid trips and other freebies bestowed upon members of the bench. The commission -- whose work is getting more attention since the infamous duck hunting trip taken by Dick Cheney and Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia -- is working on a proposal due to be released next week for public comment. Any rule changes could eventually affect thousands of judges.
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ABA to Overhaul Rules on Gifts for Judges
The Associated Press
September 21, 2004
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