court expansion
Coverage of court expansion in the Nexus archive.
- Kamala Harris teases potential 2028 platform: ‘I know this is going to be controversial’
Kamala Harris, former vice president, discussed potential 2028 platform ideas including revisiting the Electoral College, expanding the court to 13 justices, and considering statehood for Puerto Rico and D.C., noting they may be controversial.
- Democratic senator claims GOP 'stole' two SCOTUS seats in 2016, 2020, calls for expansion
Sen. Ed Markey claimed Republicans 'stole' two Supreme Court seats in 2016 and 2020, advocating for court expansion to 13 seats to counter a 'supermajority.' Other Democrats, including James Carville and Hakeem Jeffries, also supported court reform or expansion in response to recent rulings.
- US House GOP attacks proposals to expand Supreme Court and counter conservative majority
U.S. House Republicans criticized proposals to expand the Supreme Court, which some Democrats support to counter the court’s conservative majority after rulings like Louisiana v. Callais that weakened the Voting Rights Act. The debate over court expansion and reforms, including term limits and ethics codes, highlighted partisan tensions during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing.