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Stephen Spaulding @stevespaulding.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

The status quo of power-for-life is an outlier. Every major democracy in the world except the United States—and 49 out of 50 states—limits high court tenure. You can learn more about that in this @brennancenter.org analysis by @aliciabannon.bsky.social and @milov-cordobam.bsky.social 8/

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Supreme Court Term Limits

Staggered 18-year terms would bring regular turnover to the bench. The result would be a Court that better reflects prevailing public values.

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Stephen Spaulding @stevespaulding.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

The TERM Act is well within Congress's power to pass. Under the bill, after 18 years of active service, justices would assume senior status with different duties, similar to a system that other federal courts have used for many decades. 9/

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Stephen Spaulding @stevespaulding.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Read Judge Nancy Gertner (ret.)’s piece here to learn more about how passing a law like the TERM Act would work—and why it’s constitutional. 10/

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The Constitution Allows for Term-Limited Supreme Court Justices

A former federal judge discusses how term limits for Supreme Court justices would afford them the same status and opportunities that retired justices and federal judges currently enjoy.

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