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- Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is facing a wave of misconduct allegations in recent weeks.
- Law professor Steve Vladeck spoke to Insider about the top court's nonexistent enforcement mechanisms.
- "The real problem here is that the court as an institution has no effective way of policing itself," he said.
The Supreme Court of the United States is facing a wave of recent scandals that has shaken public confidence in the court and raised questions and concerns about the powerful justices' lifetime positions.