President Biden’s Proposed Supreme Court Reforms

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🗓️ 2 August 2024

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This week, President Joe Biden announced a three-fold plan to reform the Supreme Court. The proposal includes a constitutional amendment that no former president is immune from prosecution for crimes committed in office, 18-year Supreme Court term limits, and a binding code of conduct for Supreme Court Justices. In this episode, constitutional historians Keith Whittington of Yale Law School and Anthony Michael Kreis of Georgia State University and author of the new book Rot and Revival: The History of Constitutional Law in Political Development, join Jeffrey Rosen to discuss the mechanics and merits of President Biden’s proposed court reforms and delve into the relationship between politics and the judiciary from the founding until today. Resources: President Joe Biden, “My plan to reform the Supreme Court and ensure no president is above the law,” The Washington Post (July 29, 2024) Presidential Commission on SCOTUS Anthony Michael Kreis, Rot and Revival: The History of Constitutional Law in Political Development (2024) Keith Whittington, Repugnant Laws: Judicial Review of Acts of Congress from the Founding to the Present (2019) Keith Whittington, Political Foundations of Judicial Supremacy: The Presidency, the Supreme Court, and Constitutional Leadership in U.S. History (2007) “Can Congress enact Supreme Court term limits without a constitutional amendment?,” Constitution Daily (July 2024) Stay Connected and Learn More: Questions or comments about the show? Email us at [email protected].  Continue today’s conversation on Facebook and Twitter using @ConstitutionCtr.  Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate, at bit.ly/constitutionweekly.  You can find transcripts for each episode on the podcast pages in our Media Library. Donate

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0:00.0	This week President Joe Biden announced proposals to reform the Supreme Court,
0:04.8	including a new constitutional amendment that no former president's immune from crimes committed in office,
0:10.6	18-year Supreme Court turn limits, and a binding code of conduct for Supreme Court
0:14.8	justices.
0:17.8	Hello friends I'm Jeffrey Rosen president and CEO of the National
0:22.4	Constitution Center and welcome to We The People,
0:25.1	a weekly show of constitutional debate. The National Constitution Center is a nonpartisan nonprofit
0:30.8	chartered by Congress to increase awareness and understanding of the Constitution
0:34.9	among the American people.
0:36.6	In this episode of We The People will discuss President Biden's proposed court reforms and
0:40.8	explore the relationship between politics and the judiciary from the
0:45.1	founding until today. Joining me to discuss this urgently important question
0:49.5	are two leading scholars of the Constitution and the Supreme Court.
0:53.7	Anthony Michael Christ is an assistant professor of law at Georgia State University College of
0:58.6	Law where he teaches constitutional law and employment discrimination.
1:02.0	His new book, which is just out, is Rot and Revival,
1:06.4	the history of constitutional law in political development.
1:09.9	Anthony, it's great to welcome you to We the People and Congrats on the Book.
1:13.8	Thank you so much and it's really a pleasure to be here.
1:17.4	And Keith Whittington is David Boys Professor at Yale Law School.
1:20.9	He's the author of many important books, including political foundations
1:25.2	of judicial supremacy, repugnant laws, judicial review of acts of Congress from the founding
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