Supreme Court Corruption And Cover-Up: Why We Need To Reform The U.S. Supreme Court

By Michael Waldman\Brennan Center Photos: YouTube Screenshots\Wikimedia Commons Last week, Special Counsel Jack Smith submitted a 165-page brief to Judge Tanya Chutkan in the prosecution of Donald Trump for trying to overthrow the Constitution’s peaceful transfer of power. The filing shows how outrageous it was for the Supreme Court to issue Trump v. U.S. just four months ago. That ruling conferred vast immunity on presidents who break the law, so long as they do so as part of “official” acts. When the justices stalled the arguments and delayed the ruling until the last day of the term, then sent fuzzy instructions to the trial judge, they ensured that Trump would not face a criminal jury before the election. Voters were deprived of vital information too. This was a judicially executed cover-up. As the Supreme Court term starts this week, the most important cases may well be those that have not yet even been added to the docket. The justices will likely rule on election cases. And they may hear appeals in the Trump prosecution, offering them a chance to compound the damage already done. All of which makes clear, yet again, why the Supreme Court itself needs reform. According to...