Harvard law professor Mark Tushnet and political scientist Aaron Belkin penned a letter calling on President Biden to sidestep recent Supreme Court rulings.
find ways to defy the rulings of"MAGA justices" for their"gravely mistaken" constitutional interpretations, university professors urged in a letter on Wednesday.
The letter continued,"We have worked diligently over the past five years to advocate Supreme Court expansion as a necessary strategy for restoring democracy. Although we continue to support expansion, the threat that MAGA justices pose is so extreme that reforms that do not require Congressional approval are needed at this time, and advocates and experts should encourage President Biden to take immediate action to limit the damage.
George Washington University law professor and legal expert Jonathan Turley penned an op-ed for The Hill on Saturday that warned about this interpretation of the Constitution."What is most striking about these professors is how they continue to claim they are defenders of democracy, yet seek to use unilateral executive authority to defy the courts and, in cases like the tuition forgiveness and affirmative action, the majority of the public.
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