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Our judicial system is structured to favor the wealthy and powerful. My colleague Danielle Root and I argue that it's time for progressives to start thinking seriously about judicial structural reforms - who can bring cases and what judges hear them. americanprogress.org/issues/courts/…
That means looking at ideas to restore fair-mindedness to the judiciary and combat conservative court packing. It also means addressing barriers to accessing the courts - things like forced arbitration and limiting private rights of action.
usatoday.com/story/opinion/…
usatoday.com/story/opinion/…
These types of reforms are critical: as we've seen, conservatives are seeking to use the courts to make unpopular policy changes they know they can't pass legislatively. If we want progressive policies that last, we need to address extreme conservative bias in the courts.
Today, starting at 11:30am, @amprog and @acslaw have an event discussing Supreme Court capture and what can be done to combat it. You can watch the livestream here:
americanprogress.org/events/2019/04…
americanprogress.org/events/2019/04…
