The National Assembly, led by the ruling Democratic Party Korea (DPK), was set Friday to vote on a key judicial reform bill as the opposition's filibuster to block the move approached its 24-hour limit. The DPK is expected to put the revision to the Constitutional Court Act to a vote during a plenary session later in the day, after the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) launched another filibuster Thursday to stall the procedure amid a deepening bipartisan standoff. The legislation, one of three judicial reform bills pushed by the DPK, would allow the Constitutional Court to review Supreme Court rulings, including those already finalized by the top court. The ruling party, which currently holds a parliamentary majority, argued the bills will better protect people's rights, while the PPP has strongly opposed them, accusing the DPK of attempting to undermine the independence of the judiciary and filling the courts with justices favorable to the ruling camp. The opposition also questioned whether the bills are genuinely intended to advance judicial reform or to shield President Lee Ja