STAND UP AMERICA APPLAUDS LEADER JEFFRIES FOR ENDORSING SUPREME COURT TERM LIMITS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
AUGUST 1, 2024
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Tracy Adair, [email protected]
WASHINGTON—Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries endorsed 18-year term limits of Supreme Court Justices.
Stand Up America’s Executive Director, Christina Harvey, issued the following statement in response to the endorsement:
“No one should have unchecked power for life. A single justice remaining on the Supreme Court for decades can shape federal law for generations, often with devastating consequences. That’s why we need 18-year term limits for current and future justices.
“We applaud Leader Jeffries for his leadership and for standing with the majority of Americans in supporting essential reforms to restore trust in our highest Court. We urge House Democrats to join Leader Jeffries, President Biden, and Vice President Harris in rallying behind term limits.”
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 over 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. In June, Stand Up America launched its 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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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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