Proposal Would Require Broader Supreme Court Consensus to Overturn Federal Laws
Legal journalist Jesse Wegman has proposed a reform to the Supreme Court of the United States, advocating for a “consensus requirement” that would necessitate a greater number of justices to concur before federal statutes could be invalidated. Wegman’s analysis suggests the current simple majority rule grants undue power to narrowly divided decisions and calls for Congress to more robustly assert its constitutional authority over the judiciary.