UPCOMING EVENT

The Legislative Path to

Supreme Court Reform

October 25, 2023 | 6:00 p.m. | Boston and Virtual

Fifty-four percent of Americans now have an unfavorable view of the Supreme Court. Life tenure, as it operates today, has raised the stakes of each new Supreme Court nomination, leading to a wide range of undesirable outcomes.

A new publication from the Academy’s bipartisan U.S. Supreme Court Working Group sets out a possible path toward reform. The Case for Supreme Court Term Limits examines how 18-year term limits for Supreme Court justices could be enacted without the need for a Constitutional amendment.

Join the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences for a discussion about the new publication, the possibility of establishing Supreme Court term limits, and the role the U.S. Senate might play in enacting such a reform.

Featuring

Akhil Reed Amar

Sterling Professor of Law and
Political Science, Yale University

Charles Fried

Beneficial Professor of Law,
Harvard Law School

Patti Saris

United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts

With introductions from Edward M. Kennedy Institute President Adam G. Hinds and American Academy President David W. Oxtoby.

Event Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate

Columbia Point, Boston, MA 02125

Please indicate if you are attending in person or virtually. Access to the virtual event will be provided through a link sent to your email.

6:00 p.m. EDT - Reception
7:00 p.m. EDT - Program

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