Constitutional Law,
Government,
U.S. Supreme Court
Jul. 30, 2024
Both sides agree: Biden's proposed Supreme Court overhaul is a nonstarter
"Historically, advocating for amendments helped shift national conversations that eventually led to incremental change over time," said Julie Suk, a constitutional law professor at Fordham School of Law.
Most of President Joe Biden's proposed sweeping reforms of the U.S. Supreme Court, announced Monday, would require constitutional amendments that are politically unrealistic even if Democrats sweep the White House and Congress in the November election, legal experts said.
Biden's plan, which omits many details, would impose an 18-year term limit on Supreme Court justices. While many legal scholars think that is a good idea, in theory, it runs afoul the U.S. Constitution. <...
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