For immediate release

Contact: David Reinbold, dreinbold@americanhumanist.org

(Washington, D.C., July 30, 2024) – The American Humanist Association applauds President Biden’s call for reforms on the rogue Supreme Court, including his endorsement of a binding code of conduct for the high court, disclosures on gifts received, and term limits for Supreme Court Justices.

After another egregious Supreme Court term that, among other political decisions, provided the presidency immunity from prosecution, overturned the Chevron doctrine (giving political hacks the power to overrule scientists and other experts on key issues), threatened abortion rights, and delivered a devastating blow to common sense gun reform by overturning a federal ban on bumpstocks, it could not be more clear that we are in the midst of a judicial crisis that requires immediate congressional action.

“There is no time to waste. I applaud the Biden administration’s endorsement of critical court reforms and continue to call on Congress to take immediate action to get the job done. Congress has the power to act today on several key reform bills and it is incumbent upon them to rise to the gravity of this moment. Democracy and our basic civil rights cannot wait,” said Lily Bolourian, Legal and Policy Director for the AHA.

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The American Humanist Association (AHA) works to protect the rights of humanists, atheists, and other nontheistic Americans. The AHA advances the ethical and life-affirming worldview of humanism, which—without beliefs in gods or other supernatural forces—encourages individuals to live informed and meaningful lives that aspire to the greater good of humanity.