New in Civitas: Curtail the Cult of Judicial Celebrity
New in Civitas: Curtail the Cult of Judicial Celebrity Another reform without changing the composition or jurisdiction of the Court. Josh Blackman | 8.18.2026 9:04 AM This summer I have spent some time proposing different reform of the Supreme Court that have nothing to do with its composition or jurisdiction. As I often say, the clearest way to affect how the Justices do their job is to make the Justices do more of their own work.
- ▪New in Civitas: Curtail the Cult of Judicial Celebrity Another reform without changing the composition or jurisdiction of the Court.
- ▪Josh Blackman | 8.18.2026 9:04 AM This summer I have spent some time proposing different reform of the Supreme Court that have nothing to do with its composition or jurisdiction.
- ▪As I often say, the clearest way to affect how the Justices do their job is to make the Justices do more of their own work.
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New in Civitas: Curtail the Cult of Judicial Celebrity Another reform without changing the composition or jurisdiction of the Court. Josh Blackman | 8.18.2026 9:04 AM This summer I have spent some time proposing different reform of the Supreme Court that have nothing to do with its composition or jurisdiction. As I often say, the clearest way to affect how the Justices do their job is to make the Justices do more of their own work. My latest proposal, published in Civitas, seeks the curtail the cult of judicial celebrity on the left and the right. In short, Congress should make the Supreme Court boring again. The task is actually straightforward: make the Supreme Court Justices feel like lower court judges. I would ask and answer two questions.
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