Heidi Li FeldmanMainstream practicing lawyers and judges are increasingly naming the problem: a corrupt Supreme Court in thrall to Republican Fascism. For example, Alex Aronson, who was chief counsel and senior counsel to U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, managing director of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown University Law Center, and an attorney in the Appellate Section of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. 1/
Aronson: “district courts are continuing to function largely as independent legal checks on executive overreach [but] Trump-appointed judges are substantially more likely to rule in favor of the administration than other Republican appointees. the Roberts Court has emerged as the administration’s most reliable forum, with its supermajority overwhelmingly greenlighting Trump’s policies and reversing lower-court efforts to restrain the administration’s actions.” 2/ https://couriernewsroom.com/news/alex-aronson-the-reality-of-trumps-rigged-courts/
“It is clear that the U.S. Supreme Court is no longer functioning as a neutral constitutional arbiter or a functional check on President Trump’s dangerous Project 2025 agenda. Instead, it is operating as his enabler-in-chief—and a structural veto on democratic governance.” 3/ https://couriernewsroom.com/news/alex-aronson-the-reality-of-trumps-rigged-courts/
“This latest analysis reinforces that we are hurtling toward a system of “autocratic legalism,” where democracy dies not through military coups but through legal mechanisms that appear legitimate while systematically dismantling popular sovereignty.“ Aronson concludes we have to act now to try to prevent this. 4/
Two of Aronson’s best recommendations for what rank and file Americans can do. ⬇️ 5/5 #LawFedi
Karl Auerbach@heidilifeldman I've written a few ideas about these problems and possible solutions.
Here are a few of my ideas/suggestions:
The first URL below is about isolating the bad Federal judges below the SCOTUS level... "Do We Need Rubber Rooms for Federal Judges? Two Plans To Reduce The Long Tailed Impact of Trump Judicial Appointees"
The second URL is about constraining SCOTUS... "Building A Firewall Around A Radical Supreme Court "
The third URL is about reshaping SCOTUS: "Reformation of the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS)"
https://www.cavebear.com/cavebear-blog/rubber-rooms/
Do We Need Rubber Rooms for Federal Judges? Two Plans To Reduce The Long Tailed Impact of Trump Judicial Appointees · Cavebear! - Thoughts and Commentary by Karl Auerbach
Do We Need Rubber Rooms for Federal Judges? Two Plans To Reduce The Long Tailed Impact of Trump Judicial Appointees
GhostOnTheHalfShellI think term limits for judges where they are given a 15 or 20 year or maybe less position in the court makes a lot of sense, with the idea that every president has an opportunity to appoint two justices. The court should also be larger given the size of the United States and I think there are suggestions to reflect the number of circuit courts in someway.
it’s useful to reflect that at the founding of the nation the normal span of life would have greatly limited the years most judges served