One of the central questions to be studied by the commission – whether to grow the size of the court – was dealt a political blow Thursday when liberal lawmakers proposed legislation that would increase the court from nine to 13 justices. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.
"I don't believe it’s that hard to come up with a consensus on core issues." “I am a little disappointed that the commission wasn’t given a mandate that says ‘come up with recommendations,’” said Gabe Roth, executive director of Fix the Court, a nonpartisan group seeking term limits for justices and greater transparency at the court.
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden's recently announced commission to study the Supreme Court is facing political headwinds before it convenes its first meeting, underscoring the challenge advocates for change have faced for years.ĭismissed by some on the right as an effort to "pack the court" with additional justices, the 36-member group also drew fire from some quarters on the left for its composition of academics, limited mandate and six-month timeline to finish its work. But the justices said April 5, 2021, there was nothing left to the case after Trump was permanently suspended from Twitter and ended his presidential term in January. The Supreme Court has dismissed a case over former President Donald Trump’s efforts to block critics from his personal Twitter account. 7, 2020, file photo the Supreme Court in Washington.
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