Jeffries Calls for Supreme Court Reform if Democrats Win Midterms

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called for dramatic reform of the Supreme Court on Thursday, stating that all options should be considered if Democrats regain control of Congress. Speaking at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Atlanta, the New York congressman said the court's conservative majority had lost its credibility and become a political subsidiary.

"In my view, dramatic Supreme Court reform is necessary," Jeffries told the audience on August 13. "There's a variety of different options that are on the table, and I think that we can't foreclose any single one of them." He specifically criticized the court's ideological direction, stating that "the conservative, rightwing majority on the Supreme Court has become, you know, basically a subsidiary of the MAGA Republican Party."

Jeffries indicated that any reform effort would be led by Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee. He said Raskin would spearhead discussions on potential changes, which could include imposing 18-year term limits for justices or expanding the number of seats on the bench. The remarks were captured in a video clip that...