# What are the mechanics of changing the a US Supreme Court Justice's term

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**Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-mechanics-of-changing-the-a-us-supreme-court-justices-term/924064/22 "2020-11-08T04:42:02Z")

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> [@BigT](#):
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> what about Congress’s power to state that a law is above judicial review altogether?

See this thread for a discussion:

> [@Could congress prevent SCOTUS from invalidating laws?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-congress-prevent-scotus-from-invalidating-laws/923130):
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> Here is a clause in the constitution concerning SCOTUS. The previous sentence refers to cases where the court has original jurisdiction. My question is could congress simply remove the court’s jurisdiction over acts of congress? I point out that the court’s right to do so is somewhat watery. As far as I can tell it rests solely on the phrase “In Pursuance thereof” in thesupremacy clause:

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