MOMENTUM FOR REINING IN SUPREME COURT CONTINUES WITH SCHUMER’S NO KINGS ACT

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (August 1, 2024) – Today, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer proposed the No Kings Act to reverse the Supreme Court’s outrageous decision granting presidents immunity from prosecution. In response, Take Back the Court Action Fund released the following statement on behalf of its president, Sarah Lipton-Lubet:

“Senator Schumer’s No Kings Act is an important step toward Congress reinstating the checks and balances that the right-wing Supreme Court justices have been aiming to eliminate for themselves and for Republican presidents. It shouldn’t take new legislation to reassert the foundational American principle that presidents are not kings and nobody is above the law, but here we are as the illegitimate right-wing court majority stoops to a new low each term.

The good news is that the other branches are increasingly stepping in to assert their constitutional powers to rein in the court. On the heels of the Biden-Harris administration proposing term limits and ethics reform, we’re especially heartened to see Senator Schumer include a provision to restrict the court’s jurisdiction over this legislation. The Supreme Court is meant to be a democratic institution governed by laws and the constitution like any other.”

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