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Proposal Would Term-Limit Supreme Court Justices without Amendment
- Senate Democrats introduced a bill to impose 18-year term limits on U.S. Supreme Court justices by statute, aiming to avoid the need for a constitutional amendment.
- The Supreme Court Biennial Appointments and Term Limits Act, proposed by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, resembles his 2023 proposal on the same issue.
- With 10 Democratic cosponsors, the bill proposes appointing a new justice every two years, each serving 18 years full-time before moving to a limited role.
- Senator Whitehouse described the bill as a way to check a court he says is out of step with the American people and influenced by special interests, relying on Congress' power over appellate docket regulations.
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Proposal would term-limit Supreme Court justices without amendment
(The Center Square) – Senate Democrats introduced legislation Wednesday to impose 18-year term limits on U.S. Supreme Court justices by statute, a route that would sidestep the constitutional amendment such a change has long been thought to require.
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