Their ability to interpret rights and issues is checked by Congress actually passing specific legislation on those issues, or even better constitutional amendments.
They are also directly accountable in terms of confirmation and impeachment.
The seeming rise in power of the Supreme Court is in some ways a long tail symptom of the continuing lack of efficacy of Congress to fulfill their duties as lawmakers and proportional representatives of the citizens they serve.
Their ability to interpret rights and issues is checked by Congress actually passing specific legislation on those issues, or even better constitutional amendments.
They are also directly accountable in terms of confirmation and impeachment.
The seeming rise in power of the Supreme Court is in some ways a long tail symptom of the continuing lack of efficacy of Congress to fulfill their duties as lawmakers and proportional representatives of the citizens they serve.