Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat, introduced a bill on Thursday that would expand the Supreme Court by adding six more justices.
The bill, the Judicial Modernization and Transparency Act, would also force the justices to have their tax returns publicly disclosed.
According to a press release from Wyden’s office, the bill will “restore balance among the three branches of government, increase transparency to improve public trust in America’s courts, and modernize the courts to ensure greater access to justice for more Americans”
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In the wake of recent rulings upending decades of precedent and evidence of unethical behavior, Wyden’s Judicial Modernization and Transparency Act would modernize the courts by expanding the Supreme Court to 15 justices over three presidential terms, prevent political inaction from bottling up nominations to the Supreme Court, and restore appropriate deference to the legislative branch by requiring a supermajority to overturn acts of Congress, among other modernizing provisions to improve access to justice.
The bill would also implement much-needed reforms to bring more accountability to the Supreme Court recusal process and improve transparency around potential financial conflicts and other unethical behavior.”