STAND UP AMERICA COMMENDS BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION FOR ENDORSING SUPREME COURT REFORM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
JULY 29, 2024
PRESS CONTACT:
Tracy Adair, [email protected]
WASHINGTON—Today, the Biden-Harris administration formally endorsed Supreme Court reforms, including 18-year term limits and establishing a binding code of ethics.
Stand Up America’s Executive Director, Christina Harvey, issued the following statement in response to the endorsement:
“Americans’ confidence in the Supreme Court is at historic lows, which is no surprise given the Roberts Court’s blatant disregard for ethical standards, long-standing precedent, and Americans’ fundamental freedoms. We applaud President Biden and Vice President Harris for supporting urgently-needed reforms to restore trust in our nation’s highest Court.
“No one should have unchecked power for life. That’s why 49 of 50 states have term limits, elections, or mandatory retirement ages for their top judges.
“The Supreme Court should be the gold standard for judicial ethics, yet conservative justices have accepted millions of dollars in gifts, attended private retreats with billionaire conservative donors, and failed to meet legal disclosure requirements.
“Americans deserve a Supreme Court they can trust. It’s time for Congress to follow the White House’s lead and take action to rein in this out-of-touch Court.”
Since 2021, Stand Up America has been a leading group advocating for Supreme Court reform. Stand Up America conducted a poll earlier this year, which found that an overwhelming majority of voters want Congress to take action to reform the Supreme Court, including by passing 18-year term limits for current and future justices. Last year, Stand Up America worked with Alliance for Justice Action Campaign and End Citizens United on polling on a code of ethics for the Supreme Court. The poll found 78% of voters want Congress to take action to impose a binding code of ethics and create greater accountability for the U.S. Supreme Court justices.
Stand Up America community members have driven nearly 900,000 constituent calls and emails to Congress in support of Supreme Court reform legislation, including term limits for current and future justices and a binding code of ethics. Last month, Stand Up America launched our Supreme Court Voter campaign, a seven-figure digital campaign aimed at educating and mobilizing voters around the stakes of the Supreme Court for this election.
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About Stand Up America
Stand Up America is a progressive advocacy organization with nearly two million community members across the country. Focused on grassroots advocacy to stand up to corruption and voter suppression and build a more representative democracy, Stand Up America has driven over 1.7 million calls to lawmakers, registered over 100,000 voters, mobilized thousands of protestors, and contacted tens of millions of voters.
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