April 15, 2021 Religious liberty group launching campaign to fight Democrats' court-packing push A religious liberty group is launching a campaign to combat Democrats' court-packing push, arguing it would upend the nation's rule of law and constitutional republic.
April 15, 2021 Democrats kick off push to pack Supreme Court with four new justices A group of Democrats Thursday formally launched a legislative effort to pack the Supreme Court by adding four new justices, in a move that was hailed by progressive activists but quickly met with fierce GOP opposition and skepticism by Democratic leadership.Â
April 15, 2021 Pelosi says she’s open to expanding the size of Supreme Court but has no plans to bring Dem bill to the floor House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she is open to expanding the size of the Supreme Court, but has no plans to bring a bill sponsored by House and Senate Democrats to the floor for a vote.
April 15, 2021 Sen. Leahy once praised Judiciary Committee's opposition to 'court-packing scheme' as 'a proud moment' Democratic lawmakers on Thursday introduced a new bill that would expand the size of the Supreme Court to 13 justices, nearly four years after a top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee praised opposition to a prior similar effort.
April 15, 2021 McConnell says Dems' court-packing threats are 'hostage-taking' effort to coerce favorable rulings Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday argued that some Democrats' efforts to pack the Supreme Court is a "hostage-taking" move aimed to ensure there is a "sword dangling" over the justices as they weigh how they will rule in future cases.Â
April 15, 2021 READ THE BILL: Democrats announce Supreme Court expansion legislation Democratic lawmakers in the House and Senate announced Thursday morning that they are introducing legislation that would expand the size of the Supreme Court from nine to 13 justices.
April 15, 2021 Republicans slam 'assault' on Supreme Court by Dems' court-packing bill, say move will help GOP in elections Republicans recoiled Wednesday night and Thursday morning over a bill some Democrats are proposing to pack the Supreme Court, calling it an "assault" on judicial independence.Â
April 15, 2021 FLASHBACK: Ruth Bader Ginsburg opposed court-packing, said 'nine seems to be a good number' House and Senate Democrats are poised to introduce legislation to expand the number of justices on the Supreme Court so President Biden can add several of his own picks -- a practice known as court-packing -- but the late liberal icon Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg once firmly came out against the idea.
April 15, 2021 Democrats to propose legislation expanding the Supreme Court Several House Democrats are set to unveil legislation Thursday to expand the number of justices on the Supreme Court.
April 14, 2021 Cotton says Dems will do anything for power amid Supreme Court packing move Sen. Tom Cotton, a Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, took to Twitter late Wednesday to excoriate Democrats over their soon-to-be-announced plan to expand the number of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court.Â