Schiff proposes Supreme Court reforms

Senator Adam Schiff, a Democrat from California, published an opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times calling for major reforms to the United States — Supreme Court of the United States. He argues that the court has become partisan and dysfunctional, citing recent decisions that gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965, allowed immigration arrests without probable cause, granted President Donald Trump power to fire heads of independent agencies, and nearly allowed an executive order to end birthright citizenship. Schiff proposes term limits for justices, expanding the number of justices, and creating an enforceable ethics code. He also introduces the Justice Is Blind Act, which would require judges and justices to place financial assets in blind trusts, and suggests expanding the Freedom of Information Act to the judiciary. These proposals are aimed at future Democratic majorities in the United States — United States Congress, possibly starting in January. The article also notes public disapproval of the court and speculation about Justice Samuel Alito's retirement.