Story by Jason Lemon

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is facing a new impeachment resolution put forward by a House Democrat.

The long-shot effort was introduced on Thursday by Representative Steve Cohen. The Tennessee Democrat announced last week that he would forgo his reelection bid after it became clear he was unlikely to win, as the state moved swiftly to gerrymander following a seismic Supreme Court opinion in late April that gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

Thus far, no co-sponsors have supported Cohen’s resolution. Given that Republicans narrowly control the House, the resolution is not expected to advance, but it signals the level of frustration many Democrats feel with the 6-3 conservative majority on the Supreme Court.

In a statement announcing the resolution, Cohen said that Roberts has led the court to be “understood as biased: with decisions designed to benefit Republicans at the expense of representative government, seemingly contradictory and unexplained orders, and a pattern of ethical breaches that raises questions about the role of the wealthy.”

“I have come to the unfortunate conclusion that while John Roberts remains Chief Justice, correcting this misconduct and ensuring the Justices and the Court itself comply with their legal obligations will be impossible,” the Democrat said.

In recent years, after the appointment of three justices during President Donald Trump’s first term, the court has shown a willingness to undo a series of controversial precedents tied to abortion access, voting rights, affirmative action and more. While many Republicans support these moves, most Democrats are critical and believe the court has become overtly partisan.