We need to remake the US high court so Americans don’t suffer future decades of oligarchy-facilitating rule
The justices of the US supreme court – even its conservatives – have traditionally valued their institution’s own standing. John Roberts, the current US chief justice, has always been praised – even by liberals – as a staunch advocate of the court’s image as a neutral arbiter. For decades, Americans believed the court soared above the fray of partisan contestation.
Ryan Doerfler and Samuel Moyn teach law at Harvard and Yale
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