Americans don’t have faith in the US supreme court any more. That has justices worried | Russ Feingold

The justices are vulnerable to public pressure in support of court reform. That's why we must continue to push for change

Our highest court is facing a legitimacy crisis and is in desperate need of reform. And yet, due to the deadlock that seems to be Congress these days, I too often hear the rebuke to US supreme court reform, None of these reforms will happen, so what is the point of talking about them?"

This defeatist argument fails to recognize a pivotal audience who surely hears the growing public calls for urgent reform - the supreme court itself.