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    ‘Packing the court’ and partisan politics: Three questions

    Oct 07, 2020 2 minutes

    President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court of the United States has stirred a cyclone of frustration among congressional Democrats. Threatening recourse, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer reportedly told his caucus that "nothing is off the table for next year.” 

    For some, that may mean reshaping the table itself. Some Democrats are considering trying to increase the number of seats on the high

    Why are there nine justices?What are the implications of new calls to pack the court?Are there alternatives to court packing?

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