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US Supreme Court[edit]
Criticism[edit]
Outdated and an outlier[edit]
The rules governing the institution were last updated in 1795 with the Eleventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, leading ___ to argue that many of the critiques can only be addressed through a constitutional update that ensures a less partisan court through rules instead of norms.[citation needed]
Can be captured indefinitely[edit]
See also: One-party state, Democratic backsliding in the United States
Summarize the democratic backsliding section more generally than listing the takes of individual academics.
The conservative majority, in place since 1969, could go on indefinitely without allowing a liberal majority to form. Single-party often leads to the party in power using that power to further entrench their advantage.[citation needed]
Some predictions as to when the earliest the US would likely see a liberal majority again range from 2040 to ___.[citation needed]
Proposed fixes for this include regularly spaced term limits to increase the likelihood of a transfer of power in the court that aligns with election cycles instead of the random chance of when a justice retires or passes away.[1] As-is, justices could simply wait until their party controls both the presidency and the senate and retire all at once and nominate some young replacements, giving a decades-long advantage or more depending on life-extending medical advances).[citation needed]
(Way to have a version of this chart that shows more detail (5-4 vs. 6-3, etc.))
| Party* | Most Recent Majorities | Latest Majority |
| Republican | 2020-present | 6-3 |
| Republican | 1969-2020 | 5-4 |
| Democrat | 1962-1969 | 5-4 |
*WCAG 2.1 Issues...find consensus on content and another way to display
Last updated:
Majority party: Republican (6-3)
Majority since: 1969
Previous majority: Democrat (1962-1969)
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| Appointed by: |
| Republican |
| Democrat |
| Circuit* | Justice | Appt. by |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia Circuit | Roberts | R |
| First Circuit | Jackson | D |
| Second Circuit | Sotomayor | D |
| Third Circuit | Alito | R |
| Fourth Circuit | Roberts | R |
| Fifth Circuit | Alito | R |
| Sixth Circuit | Kavanaugh | R |
| Seventh Circuit | Barrett | R |
| Eighth Circuit | Kavanaugh | R |
| Ninth Circuit | Kagan | D |
| Tenth Circuit | Gorsuch | R |
| Eleventh Circuit | Thomas | R |
| Federal Circuit | Roberts | R |
*WCAG 2.1 Issues...find consensus on content (importance of the circuit role) and another way to display
This 10-3 imbalance gives the appearance of partisanship.[citation needed]
Democratic backsliding[edit]
...Huq? cites Collins v. Yellin (2021) that removed the possibility of congress creating non-partisan prosecutorial office to investigate presidential abuses or high-level malfeasance.[citation needed]
___ credits the Supreme Court with swinging 5 house races in 2022 for the republican party, giving them enough for a majority.[citation needed]
Bush v. Gore.[citation needed]
Membership[edit]
Judicial leanings chart:
Option a) based on this photograph? (March 1, 2024): https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/justices.aspx
Option b) chief justice on top and the associate justices below?
| Supreme Court of the United States | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Established | March 4, 1789[2] (Last update: 1795) |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Composition method | Presidential nomination with Senate confirmation |
| Authorized by | Constitution of the United States |
| Judge term length | Life tenure |
| Number of positions | 9 |
| Website | supremecourt |
| Justice | Appointed by (Political party) | SCV | Birthdate (age) and place | Start date (age)
Length of service | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
(Chief) | G. W. Bush (R) | 78–22 | Jan 27, 1955(69) | Sep 29, 2005(50)
18 years, 194 days |
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Clarence Thomas | G. H. W. Bush (R) | 52–48 | Jun 23, 1948(75) | Oct 23, 1991(43)
32 years, 170 days |
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Samuel Alito | G. W. Bush (R) | 58–42 | Apr 1, 1950(74) | Jan 31, 2006(55)
18 years, 70 days |
|
Sonia Sotomayor | Obama (D) | 68–31 | Jun 25, 1954(69) | Aug 8, 2009(55)
14 years, 246 days |
|
Elena Kagan | Obama (D) | 63–37 | Apr 28, 1960(63) | Aug 7, 2010(50)
13 years, 247 days |
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Neil Gorsuch | Trump (R) | 54–45 | Aug 29, 1967(56) | Apr 10, 2017(49)
7 years, 0 days |
|
Brett Kavanaugh | Trump (R) | 50–48 | Feb 12, 1965(59) | Oct 6, 2018(53)
5 years, 187 days |
|
Amy Coney Barrett | Trump (R) | 52–48 | Jan 28, 1972(52) | Oct 27, 2020(48)
3 years, 166 days |
|
Ketanji Brown Jackson | Biden (D) | 53–47 | Sep 14, 1970(53) | Jun 30, 2022(51)
1 year, 285 days |
*WCAG 2.1 Issues...find consensus on combining columns and another way to display
| Appointed by: |
| Republican |
| Democrat |
Reading list:[edit]
- The Supermajority: How the Supreme Court Divided America[4]
Federalist Society[edit]
Criticism[edit]
The Federalist Society has acted as a filter for judicial nominations during the Trump administration,[5] ensuring the latest conservative justices lean even further to the right.[6] David Litt critiques it as "an attempt to impose rigid ideological dogma on a profession once known for intellectual freedom."[7] The preference for loyalty appears to, at least on occasion, outweigh other qualifications, with one Society-endorsed judge confirmed to the Eighth Circuit even after being deemed unqualified by the American Bar Association.[8]
The convening role Leonard Leo played in an all-expenses fishing trip with Justice Alito[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Litt, David (2020). Democracy in One Book or Less: How It Works, Why It Doesn't, and Why Fixing It Is Easier Than You Think. Ecco. ISBN 0062879367.
- ^ Lawson, Gary; Seidman, Guy (2001). "When Did the Constitution Become Law?". Notre Dame Law Review. 77: 1–37. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
- ^ "Current Members". www.supremecourt.gov. Washington, D.C.: Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- ^ Waldman, Michael (2023). The supermajority: how the Supreme Court divided America (First Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.). New York London ; Toronto ; Sydney ; New Delhi: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-6680-0606-1.
- ^ Green, Jamal (2019-05-07). "Trump's Judge Whisperer Promised to Take Our Laws Back to the 1930s". Slate. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
A longtime leader within the Federalist Society, Leo has had Donald Trump's ear on judicial appointments and has been the main curator of the president's list of Supreme Court candidates.
- ^ Litt, David (2020). Democracy in One Book or Less: How It Works, Why It Doesn't, and Why Fixing It Is Easier Than You Think. Ecco. p. 345. ISBN 978-0062879363.
- ^ Litt, David (2020). Democracy in One Book or Less: How It Works, Why It Doesn't, and Why Fixing It is Easier Than You Think (First ed.). New York, NY. p. 334. ISBN 978-0-06-287936-3. OCLC 1120147424.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Litt, David (2020). Democracy in one book or less : how it works, why it doesn't, and why fixing it is easier than you think (First ed.). New York, NY. p. 343. ISBN 978-0-06-287936-3. OCLC 1120147424.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Mierjeski, Justin Elliott,Joshua Kaplan,Alex (2023-06-20). "Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court". ProPublica. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
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