The Jefferson County Council voted against a measure that, if approved by voters, would amend the county charter and lay out term limits for certain elected officials.
More than 50 advocacy organizations fighting for a variety of issues are endorsing legislation that would enact term limits for Supreme Court judges. The group of 56 organizations announced their endorsement of the TERM Act — which was originally introduced in 2022 by Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), was floated again last year and would create 18-year terms…
North Dakota lawmakers are expecting a legal challenge to a proposed congressional age limit, and estimate $1 million to defend the measure up to the U.S. Supreme Court, in what some observers see as a likely test case. A top legislative panel on Wednesday unanimously approved a $1 million cost estimate for the state to defend the age limit proposed in a constitutional initiative approved for the June 11 ballot. Some legal scholars and political observers have said a state age limit for members of Congress would be unconstitutional. “I think I see clear intent, whether it's through media and their own spokesman, that the intent here is litigation, and they're using the initiated measure process to push that litigation,” Republican Sen. Janne Myrdal said.
CAMBRIDGE — The Dorchester County Council voted last week to proceed with all eight proposed changes to the County Charter recommended by the Charter Review Committee.
Evan Vucci/Getty ImagesFormer Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is not opposed to the idea of term limits for judges on the highest court, he said on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday.When asked by Kristin Welker whether he thought there should be age limits on the Supreme Court, Breyer responded, “I don’t think that’s harmful, if you had long terms for example. They’d have to be long.”The liberal justice served a tenure of 28 years on the Supreme Court before retiring in 2022, at the age of 82.
Killeen Mayor Debbie Nash-King will be serving her third-consecutive term if she gets reelected in May — a significant number, because it means she won’t be able to run again