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Should the Supreme Court have term limits?

  • Written by Paul M. Collins, Jr., Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst
imageLifetime tenure has pushed the average age of judicial nominees down as presidents appoint younger justices in hopes they will serve for many decades. Erin Schaff/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

Pressure on Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to step down will likely grow now that the court’s session has ended.

Breyer, 82, joined the court in...

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