[New release]: Reforms for SCOTUS

 

Dear Daisy, POGO prides itself on our nonpartisan stance, and we’re dismayed that one branch of government has become an increasing target for partisan politics: the judiciary. You saw it in the 2018 midterm election coverage; you saw it in 2020 : these days, every election is at least partially about one party gaining control so that they can fill, add, or replace seats on the nation’s highest court. But justice doesn’t have a political party. POGO recognized the need to lower the stakes and enhance the legitimacy of the Supreme Court, so we created a task force of legal experts who could make real recommendations to create meaningful change. We have finally released the report. And we have shared the report with the president’s new commission on the Supreme Court. We knew that one solution would not fix all of the issues, so the task force has proposed a package of solutions to tackle four major areas: selection of nominees, the structure of decision-making on the court, the length of judicial service, and judicial conduct (such as conflicts of interest). While we recognize that these changes would be years in the making and reforming the courts will take time, the U.S. justice system can’t afford to continue down its polarized path. Read the full task force report. Thank you for fighting for reform even when it’s a long journey. Sarah Turberville Director of the Constitution Project Project On Government Oversight Project On Government Oversight 1100 G Street NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20005 United States