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The lesson of history, as opposed to the myth, could hardly be clearer: On balance, the Supreme Court is not a protector of Black people’s rights but an active enemy & opponent of Congress’ efforts to protect them. 14/28

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The case for disempowering SCOTUS in light of that history is placed in a crisp analytical framework in the paper by @ryandoerfler.bsky.social@samuelmoyn.bsky.social@ryandoerfler.bsky.social clarified key points. On one view an admirable institution has lost its way: 15/28

One way to see the problem, he began, is that the Supreme Court is suffering a serious legitimacy crisis: On this telling, the morally and legally outrageous decisions of this set of conservative justices, coupled with the egregious ethical lapses of some of them, have caused the American public mistrust an essential and generally admirable institution. So understood, the solution to the problem posed by this court is to restore it to its former position as a trusted nonpartisan institution outside the realm of ordinary politics. This is the view favored by establishment voices in politics, the media and academia, who often describe themselves as “institutionalists” and are reluctant to disturb existing institutions to start with. If they are ultimately convinced that something must be done, it should be aimed at getting those institutions to work properly again, rather than addressing the underlying causes that might call for more significant changes.
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