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Congressional Democrats introduce legislation to expand Supreme Court
Legislation co-sponsored by Sen. Ed Markey and House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler seeks to expand the seats on the Supreme Court from nine to 13. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Congressional Democrats introduced legislation Thursday to expand the Supreme Court from nine justices to 13, arguing that doing so would restore the court’s integrity and reverse what they said were wrongs perpetrated by Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, his GOP colleagues, and then-President Donald Trump whose three nominees cemented a conservative majority, potentially for generations.
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By Jason Hall
Apr 15, 2021
Congressional Democrats plan to introduce legislation to expand the number of Supreme Court Justices from nine to 13 on Thursday (April 15.)
The bill, led by Sen.
Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep.
Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) and co-sponsored by Reps.
Hank Johnson (D- Ga,) and
Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.), would be crucial in the struggle between the Democratic and Republican parties over the future of the court after former President
Donald Trump appointed three conservative justices during his only four-year term in office, which included one just days before losing the 2020 presidential election,
The Supreme Court could expand through an act of Congress, but the legislation is unlikely to become law given the party s slim majorities, with some Democratic lawmakers, as well as President
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi effectively killed Democrats proposal to expand the Supreme Court by four seats
House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler will announce details of the bill Thursday
Pelosi said: I support the president s commission to study such a proposal
Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin also said Thursday he s not ready to back the proposal
The Supreme Court now leans conservative, with Trump appointing three
Republicans warned during the election that Democrats would try and change it
Biden in 2005 said packing the court with more liberal judges was power grab