US Supreme Court adopts new technology to help identify conflicts of interest

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Reuters

February 17, 2026 1:09 PM EST Updated 3 hours ago


WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Tuesday that it has adopted new software to assist in identifying whether a case poses a potential conflict of interest for the justices, who decide for themselves whether to step aside from participation in cases.

The software, created by the court's information technology office and other court staff, will compare information about lawyers and parties to a dispute to certain information provided by the offices of each of the nine justices, a court spokesperson said in a statement.

These "automated recusal checks" will complement existing procedures carried out by the justices for reviewing potential conflicts, the court said.

The court in 2023 adopted its first formal code of conduct governing the ethical behavior of the justices. Some critics noted the absence of any enforcement mechanism and the authority of the individual justices to decide for themselves whether to recuse, the act of withdrawing from consideration of a case.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-supreme-court-adopts-new-technology-help-identify-conflicts-interest-2026-02-17/

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[markodochartaigh]

1. In unrelated news,

the International Society of Foxes Guarding Henhouses released new technology today to aid in protecting their feathered charges.

[PSPS]

2. That's a laugh. They already ignore obvious conflicts to insure their benefactors are protected.

[zorbasd]

3. Yeah, because a person who is morally and ethnically

bankrupt, would need a computer program to advise him. Great tell by these fascist six of SCOTUS......who lecture us about Christian values, they have absolutely none.

[Bayard]

4. As if any of the Sick Six would ever accuse themselves for conflict of interest,

Or any decision where they could potentially do the right thing.

[cynical_idealist]

5. mirror mirror on the wall, who's the most judgely of all?

[MLWR]

6. How nice for them to have that toy.

Unfortunately, it doesn't provide them with the ethics and morality to actually DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECUSE when a conflict is pointed out to them. Nor does it FORCE THEM TO RECUSE. They already KNOW when they have a conflict. THEY JUST PUT THEIR BILLIONAIRE BRIBES FIRST.

[BaronChocula]

7. Here's some OLD technology that might help jog the brain

[JoseBalow]

8. I smell bullshit

"Well the software says I don't need to recuse, so..."

[WestMichRad]

9. I'm thinking this thread belongs in the humor forum.

Just kidding. Maybe.

Does anyone really think that several of these justices (you might know which ones) are apt to let anyone or anything tell them when the should recuse?

[Wonder Why]

10. It uses Grok. Doesn't help with the decision making but has lots of pics for them to watch while they pretend to think

about the Constitutional, moral and legal issues of their decisions.

[JudyM]

11. Doesn't appear to ID conflicts of interests of a personal nature at all, and has no teeth, but maybe a step

in the right direction... or else just whitewash.

[sakabatou]

12. They'll just tell the AI to ignore anything done by repukes