Instead, Biden is increasingly vocal about his belief that the court is abandoning mainstream constitutional interpretation. Yet he has not embraced any effort to make big changes to the court. “That has its consequences.”īiden, who once led the Senate Judiciary Committee, is focusing on the politicization of the court as a way to encourage voters to back him.

“Many members of the current court testified that Roe is settled law and still overturned it,” he added, referring to the court's ruling on abortion. “The president respects the court’s authority, but if its judgments are going to be political and there are members of the court who are saying that, he owes it to voters to make it clear what his positions are and what he’s doing to address it,” said Ron Klain, his former chief of staff. That shift is becoming apparent in everything from the White House's messaging to its legal strategy. It's a subtle but significant shift in approach toward the Supreme Court, treating it more like a political entity even as Biden stops short of calling for an overhaul. Wade and a national right to abortion last year, the president said, “Voters need to make their voices heard.”Īs Biden heads into the 2024 election, he is running not only against the Republicans who control one-half of Congress but also against the conservative bloc that dominates the nation's highest court. When the court's conservative majority effectively killed his plan to cancel or reduce federal student loan debts for millions of people, Biden said, “Republicans snatched away the hope that they were given.” When the justices ended race-based affirmative action in college admissions, he said, “This is not a normal court.” When they overturned Roe v. WASHINGTON – After major blows to his agenda by the Supreme Court, President Joe Biden is intent on making sure voters will have the final say.

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