Learn about the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act of 2023

Join UUs for Social Justice as we host Brie Sparkman, Policy Counsel, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. Former counsel to Congressman Hank Johnson, the lead sponsor of the SCERT Act.

Learn more about the political and legislative landscape for ethics reforms focused on the U.S. Supreme Court. Hear what Congress can and should do to drive needed reforms. Discover what actions we as citizens, voters, and Unitarian Universalists can take to shape the healthy, inclusive democracy our faith calls us to champion.  Let's work through Congress to propel our Supreme Court toward the highest ethical standards!

Brie Sparkman currently serves as CREW’s Policy Counsel. Prior to joining CREW, Brie served in various roles in the U.S. House of Representatives, most notably as Legislative Counsel to Representative Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr., then Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Brie received her J.D. magna cum laude from the University of San Diego and her B.A. from the University of California at Santa Cruz.

Brie is a lifelong UU!