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9 justices on the Supreme Court or 13? Numbers battle revived in Congress

WASHINGTON — As public opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court flags amid decisions that have roiled the nation, Democrats renewed calls ahead of the midterms to expand the high court, w...

9 justices on the Supreme Court or 13? Numbers battle revived in Congress

WASHINGTON — As public opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court flags amid decisions that have roiled the nation, Democrats renewed calls ahead of the midterms to expand the high court, w...

9 justices on the Supreme Court or 13? Numbers battle revived in Congress

WASHINGTON — As public opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court flags amid decisions that have roiled the nation, Democrats renewed calls ahead of the midterms to expand the high court, w...

9 justices on the Supreme Court or 13? Numbers battle revived in Congress

WASHINGTON — As public opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court flags amid decisions that have roiled the nation, Democrats renewed calls ahead of the midterms to expand the high court, w...

Should SCOTUS Have Fewer Justices?

This past Sunday, Congressman Jim Cyburn brought the notion of Supreme Court reform into the Democratic mainstream. “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker asked Clyburn if he agreed...

Expanding The Supreme Court Is Fast Becoming A Litmus Test For 2028 Democrats

The rise of a conservative supermajority on the court helped launch the push. But it’s that supermajority’s actions that have since turbocharged it.

The Supreme Court Brought This on Themselves

South Carolina Representative Jim Clyburn endorsed calls to expand the Supreme Court over the weekend, reflecting a growing resolve among Democratic officials to do what they consi...

Americans clash over Supreme Court expansion as fight over 9 justices heats up: ‘Let’s pack it now’

Americans on Capitol Hill share divided views on SCOTUS expansion, court packing, and term limits as lawmakers debate the Supreme Court's future.

New in SCOTUSBlog: Empower the Supreme Court's supermajority on substantive matters

Five votes can do anything; six votes should do everything.

Kamala Harris: Expand Court, Add States If Dems Take Congress

Jim Clyburn Vouched For Clarence Thomas In 1991, Now He Wants To Add Four Justices To Compensate

One apology, four proposed justices. The post Jim Clyburn Vouched For Clarence Thomas In 1991, Now He Wants To Add Four Justices To Compensate appeared first on Above the Law.

Clyburn: We Need to Expand the Supreme Court to a 'Baker’s Dozen'

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) said the Supreme Court should be expanded to 13 seats commonly referred to as a “baker’s dozen.” Host Kristen Welker sai...

Empower the Supreme Court’s supermajority on substantive matters

This is the seventh piece in a series on what I believe the court can, and should, do better.***In my last column, I suggested several ways in which the Supreme Court could provide...

Republicans court debate on expanding the Supreme Court

In recent years, Democrats have fumed over how Republicans have handled Supreme Court nominations.

House Democrats block constitutional amendment to lock Supreme Court size at 9 justices

The House on Wednesday voted down a proposed constitutional amendment to keep the Supreme Court at nine seats, with the measure falling short of the two-thirds majority needed to p...

Enlarging the Supreme Court keeps making more sense

If effort to restrict mail in voting stands, we are in major trouble The post Enlarging the Supreme Court keeps making more sense appeared first on Washington Blade: LGBTQ News, Po...

Steve Vladeck's "Hard Questions About Court Expansion"

A leading critic of the conservative majority on the Supreme Court oultines reasons why court-packing is a bad response to its flaws.

Venezuela National Assembly expands judicial nominations committee in step toward Supreme Court overhaul

Venezuela’s National Assembly on Tuesday unanimously approved a reform to the Organic Law of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice expanding the Judicial Nominations Committee from 21 to...

Enhance the Supreme Court minority’s procedural powers

This is the sixth piece in a series on what I believe the court can, and should, do better.***On the Supreme Court, there are two primary numerical voting rules. Under the “Rule of...

Collins Pushes Back as Jackson Says He’s Open to Expanding Supreme Court

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) rejected expanding the Supreme Court during Thursday’s Senate debate after Democrat Troy Jackson said he was open to adding justices because the court “ob...

Supreme Court allows construction on White House ballroom to continue

The Supreme Court on Monday granted the Trump administration’s request to allow construction on a new White House ballroom to continue. By a vote of 5-4, the court paused a ruling...

The minoritarian difficulty

Court reform is a hot topic these days. Scholars, commentators, and politicians argue that the Supreme Court is aggrandizing its powers at the expense of Congress, undermining Amer...

New in SCOTUSBlog: "The separation and expansion of powers between Congress and the president"

Our final installment to track the changes in constitutional law.

The Problem With Supreme Court Expansion Threats

Austin Sarat: Democrats should stop pretending Supreme Court reform can be done and win more elections