Contributors

A fixed schedule for appointments would reduce political manipulation and make the Court more representative.

A former federal judge discusses how term limits for Supreme Court justices would afford them the same status and opportunities that retired justices and federal judges currently enjoy. 

Compared to other democracies, the United States is an outlier in granting life tenure to justices, producing diminishing returns and mounting costs.

While letting justices serve during “good behavior” was designed to encourage impartiality, it now tends to promote the opposite effect. Term limits offer one solution to this problem.

Several high-profile individuals have made false claims that noncitizens are voting in large numbers and that those votes are distorting American election outcomes.

Some states have used false claims of voter fraud to make it harder for eligible voters to cast ballots.

A former state supreme court justice discusses why judges do not need a life term to be impartial.

The Court has changed substantially since the 19th century, and the tradition of life tenure should be viewed in this historical context.

Term limits are good policy and can be implemented by statute, a former federal appeals court judge explains.

States are taking action to safeguard the polls.