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 Federal law prohibits the unauthorized disclosure or use of information by federal employees and provides for penalties of termination, fines, or imprisonment for unauthorized disclosure or use of information. See, e.g., 18 U.S.C. §§ 641, 1905, 2071

S.Ct. Human Resources Manual § 6.03 (Oct. 4, 2021). The Legal Office presents onset and periodic ethics training to all employees and the training addresses the Court’s confidentiality requirements and policy.

(2) The Supreme Court Law Clerk Code of Conduct.

The Law Clerk Code of Conduct provides:

The law clerk owes the appointing Justice, all other Justices, and the Court as an institution, duties of complete confidentiality, accuracy, and loyalty. Justices rely upon law clerks’ assistance in exploring issues in pending cases. Justices rely on confidentiality in discussing the performance of their judicial duties and the work of the Court, and they expect and require complete loyalty from their own law clerks and the clerks of all other Justices.

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The law clerk, like the Justices, holds a position of public trust and must comply with the demanding standards of that position.

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Separate and apart from the duty owed by each law clerk to the appointing Justice is the duty owed by each law clerk to the Court as a body. Each law clerk is in a position to receive highly confidential circulations from the Chambers of the other Justices and other Court offices. All information from all Chambers and Court offices pertaining to the work of the Court is confidential