from the more-than-just-scotus dept

For American democracy to survive, we are going to have to do something about the current operation of our judicial system. But what is needed to fix it is more than just “packing” the Supreme Court, as many have proposed , because the problems we’re facing extend far beyond just its current personnel line-up. There are other things that could and should be done to the court system, and first. After all, expanding the Supreme Court is hardly an expedient change. Getting the desired result—more seats, filled by more preferable jurists—would require control of the White House to first change. But many of the other things we could do would likely only need a Congress committed to achieving them. We should start there, so that we can start making meaningful improvements without delay.

Furthermore, lasting, effective reform requires strategic thinking about how the entire federal court system functions, at every level and not just the Supreme Court.…