Why Courts Matter

The Courts and Legal Policy team at @amprog, focusing on the vital role courts play in the lives of Americans.

[Center for American Progress @amprog]

Today at 11 am ET: Don't miss our virtual event on presidential appeasement and the Supreme Court in 2025. https://t.co/lFUlxg2Kme

We'll be joined by @AudreLawdAMercy, @LeahLitman, @ReichlinMelnick, and @AnthonyMKreis.

[Center for American Progress @amprog]

This term, the U.S. Supreme Court continued its deeply concerning trend of giving deference to the president over Congress and the judiciary. Join us on Wednesday, July 9th for an important conversation on the 2024 term and what's to come in the fall.

@AudreLawdAMercy will be moderating a panel with @LeahLitman, @ReichlinMelnick, and @AnthonyMKreis. https://t.co/0Vga6vMjzf

[Anthony Michael Kreis, FRHistS @AnthonyMKreis]

Next Wednesday, join me along with Leah Litman, Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, and Madiba Dennie at the Center for American Progress for a virtual panel, Presidential Appeasement and the Supreme Court: The State of the Court in 2025. https://t.co/rawWOL3ksc

[Center for American Progress @amprog]

Independent agencies play a critically important role in helping protect Americans’ health, safety, and prosperity. Join us on April 23rd for a panel discussion with 3 independent agency leaders whom the Trump administration has unlawfully tried to remove: https://t.co/lqaRVbJFBC

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Join us tomorrow at 10:30am for a hybrid panel discussion featuring three independent agency leaders whom the President unlawfully tried to remove from their roles:
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"To best protect Americans’ health, safety, and prosperity, independent agencies must remain immune from undue political interference—with a mission focused squarely on the public interest."

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If you would like to read more about this important case, check out this article by CAP’s own Haley Norris: https://t.co/CEpYmQYOug

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Today, SCOTUS heard OA in Skrmetti, a blockbuster EPC case concerning TN's ban on certain forms of gender affirming care. We are hesitant to guess how this case will be decided, but we know that upholding TN’s ban would have a devastating impact on the transgender community.

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Notably, several justices, including C.J. Roberts, suggested that generalist judges are not well suited to assessing the scientific and medical evidence cited in these bans - a real 180 on their Loper Bright argument, if you ask us.

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Another day, another opportunity to confirm all pending judicial nominees #ConfirmJudgesNow

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Could you imagine waiting over a year to find out whether or not you got a job? That’s how long some judicial nominees have been awaiting confirmation. Let’s get them over the finish line! #ConfirmJudgesNow

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There are many fantastic, fair-minded judicial nominees pending before the Senate and we want to see them confirmed! Americans deserve fully staffed courts! #ConfirmJudgesNow

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In just four years, Trump appointed 1/3 of sitting Supreme Court justices and created a court in his own image. 18-year term limits can stop that from happening again.

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In the past month, the Supreme Court has heard cases on everything from ghost guns to the death penalty – all while being subject to no enforceable code of conduct. Why should the court with the most power have the least accountability?

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Seriously questioning my friendships because no one in the group chat has offered to 1) fund luxury vacations, 2) purchase my childhood home, or 3) pay a family member’s private school tuition? Idk – that seems like basic, entirely normal friendship stuff? #SCOTUS

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Interested in learning more about court reform? Check out our proposal to combine term limits with an enforceable code of conduct (two VERY popular proposals): https://t.co/mtZg1MnhmE

[Center for American Progress @amprog]

This extreme, anti-voter decision comes from the same far-right justices who have continually overturned years of legal precedent and sold out the American people to fit their own agenda.

[Center for American Progress @amprog]

Today, SCOTUS allowed Virginia to move forward with its last-minute purge of more than 1,600 people from voter rolls.

In response, Ben @Olinsky, senior vice president for Structural Reform and Governance at CAP, issued the following statement:
https://t.co/UYNJeiJ1fX

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You know what’s the most surprising thing about the Supreme Court’s enforceable code of conduct? The fact that it doesn’t exist. #EthicsReformNow