April 15, 2021 Turley blasts Democrats for planning 'hostile takeover of the Supreme Court' with court-packing proposal Legislation to expand the Supreme Court proposed by House and Senate Democrats represents "a crisis of leadership and a failure on the part of President Biden," George Washington University law professor and ӣƵ contributor Jonathan Turley told "The Story" Thursday.
April 15, 2021 Sen. Graham slams Biden, Dems for court-packing attempt: They are 'really drunk with power' Senator Lindsey Graham responds to Democrats' legislation to pack the Supreme Court, and U.S. troops leaving Afghanistan on 'The Story'
April 15, 2021 AOC backs court-packing push: 'We should be expanding the court' Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., came out Thursday in support of her fellow Democrats' push to expand the number of seats on the Supreme Court.
April 15, 2021 Democrats' court-packing push haunted by 2016 'We Need Nine' campaign The Democratic push to expand the Supreme Court has led to opponents resurfacing Democrats' "We Need Nine" campaign in support of then-Judge Merrick Garland's confirmation, which emphasized the need for nine justices on the high court.
April 15, 2021 Biden not ready to say whether he backs Dem court-packing legislation: White House President Biden is not ready to say whether he supports legislation introduced by House and Senate Democrats that would expand the Supreme Court and is waiting for the findings of a bipartisan commission he impaneled last week that will be reviewing a range of proposed potential reforms to the high court, the White House said Thursday.
April 15, 2021 Where do Americans stand on court packing? Here's what polling shows A push by progressive congressional Democrats to expand the number of Supreme Court justices – a long shot to pass in Congress – doesn’t appear to be supported by most Americans.
April 15, 2021 Democratic Rep. Mondaire Jones defends Supreme Court packing attempt by invoking Capitol riot In the video posted Thursday, Jones – who co-sponsored the legislation aiming to increase the number of Supreme Court justices – claimed in his tweet that American “democracy is in crisis” and that the solution to “save it” is to pack the court.
April 15, 2021 Court-packing push puts moderate Dems in spotlight A bill introduced Thursday by a handful of liberal Democrats to pack the Supreme Court is likely to put pressure on moderate Democrats who aren't on board with it, leaving them caught in a tug of war between Republicans and their party's left wing.
April 15, 2021 Sen. Markey says Dem court-packing proposal would require filibuster being repealed Democratic Sen. Ed Markey on Thursday said the filibuster would have to be repealed in order to push forward the legislation he co-sponsored to expand the Supreme Court, saying Democrats will begin the effort to do so "today."
April 15, 2021 Cotton warns the Supreme Court 'will lose all legitimacy' if Dems' plan to expand it happens Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said on Thursday that the Supreme Court will "lose legitimacy" if the Democrats succeed in their efforts to expand the highest authority in the rule of law of America.