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    After Roe’s overturning, Americans are demanding Supreme Court term limits

    Paul M. Collins Jr.
    Artemus Ward
    July 29, 2022
    After Roe’s overturning, Americans are demanding Supreme Court term limits

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    Originally published by The Conversation.

    Following the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturning half a century of abortion rights under Roe v. Wade, nearly two-thirds of Americans want fundamental court reform, specifically term limits for Supreme Court justices.

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    Should the Supreme Court have term limits?

    Paul M. Collins Jr.
    Artemus Ward
    July 07, 2021
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    If we were to institute term limits on Supreme Court justices, there wouldn't be a political debate over Stephen Breyer's future, according to Collins and Ward.

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    Collins is a professor of legal studies and political science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Ward is a professor of political science at Northern Illinois University.

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