Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued a letter to Biden White House Counsel Dana Remus, requesting answers over efforts from the administration to form a “bipartisan commission” to study the federal court system and Supreme Court and develop recommendations for reform. Grassley, the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and a Ranking Member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, demanded to know why the so-called “court reform” commission was formed with the support of the White House Counsel’s Office, which Grassley says could have the effect of “potentially shielding it from transparency laws and public accountability.” President Joe Biden first floated the idea of forming such a commission during his campaign leading up to the 2020 presidential election. In an interview with 60 Minutes, he said, “If elected, what I will do is I’ll put together a bipartisan commission of scholars, constitutional scholars, Democrats, Republicans, liberal, conservative. And I will ask them to, …Read More
