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President Biden Joe Biden Anne Frank's stepsister: Trump 'obviously admired Hitler' Biden-GOP infrastructure talks off to rocky start We must stop cutting China slack on climate MORE signed an executive order Friday establishing a commission to study whether to add seats to the Supreme Court and other reform proposals, the White House announced, fulfilling a promise he made on the campaign trail. The commission will be chaired by former White House counsel Bob Bauer and Cristina Rodríguez, a Yale law school professor and former deputy assistant attorney general, and largely consists of academics and former officials from across the political spectrum. It will delve into the issue of potentially expanding the court — an idea that has been floated by some progressives but heavily criticized by Republicans — and which Biden himself has been cool to, though without explicitly ruling out the option. ADVERTISEMENT “The Commission’s purpose is to provide an … [Read more...] about Biden establishes commission to study expanding Supreme Court

Demand Justice, an advocacy group led by a former top aide to Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck Schumer H.R. 1/S. 1: Democrats defend their majorities, not honest elections McCarthy asks FBI, CIA for briefing after two men on terror watchlist stopped at border Lake Superior State University first to offer cannabis chemistry scholarship MORE (D-N.Y.), is pressing longtime liberal stalwart Justice Stephen Breyer Stephen Breyer Surprising ways code-copying meets 'fair use' threshold Breyer: Expanding Supreme Court could hurt public trust Supreme Court sides with Google in copyright fight against Oracle MORE to retire from the Supreme Court. The group launched its effort Friday and wants Breyer, 82, to step down so that President Biden Joe Biden Anne Frank's stepsister: Trump 'obviously admired Hitler' Biden-GOP infrastructure talks off to rocky start We must stop cutting China slack on climate MORE can … [Read more...] about Progressive group ramps up pressure on Justice Breyer to retire

White House press secretary Jen Psaki Jen Psaki Pentagon chief to visit Europe, Israel amid tensions with Russia, Iran OVERNIGHT ENERGY:  Intel community warns of fragile future shaped by pandemics, climate change | Haaland meets with Utah politicians, tribes as Biden weighs monument change | Biden admin could decide whether to wade into DAPL fight Exclusive: Biggs offers bill banning federal vaccine passports MORE on Friday indicated President Biden Joe Biden Anne Frank's stepsister: Trump 'obviously admired Hitler' Biden-GOP infrastructure talks off to rocky start We must stop cutting China slack on climate MORE would leave it up to Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Stephen Breyer Surprising ways code-copying meets 'fair use' threshold Breyer: Expanding Supreme Court could hurt public trust Supreme Court sides with Google in copyright fight against Oracle MORE to determine when to retire amid mounting pressure … [Read more...] about Biden will let Breyer decide when to retire, aide says

Progressive lawmakers and advocacy groups greeted news of President Biden Joe Biden Biden taps California workplace safety leader to head up OSHA Romney blasts end of filibuster, expansion of SCOTUS US mulling cash payments to help curb migration MORE ’s bipartisan commission on Supreme Court reform with a mix of cautious optimism, shrugs and deep skepticism. The commission, launched Friday through an executive order, will study a range of ideas over 180 days, from a controversial proposal to pack the court with more liberal justices, to less politically combustible options. The 36-member group comprises scholars, former high-ranking government officials and judges and legal practitioners from a range of political backgrounds. ADVERTISEMENT Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.), a member of Congressional Progressive Caucus and a proponent of adding seats to the court, indicated reservations about the elite pedigree of the group. But he also expressed some … [Read more...] about Progressives give Biden’s court reform panel mixed reviews

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden has ordered a study on overhauling the Supreme Court, creating a bipartisan commission Friday that will spend the next six months examining the politically incendiary issues of expanding the court and instituting term limits for justices, among other issues. In launching the review, Biden fulfilled a campaign promise made amid pressure from activists and Democrats to realign the Supreme Court after its composition tilted sharply to the right during President Donald Trump’s term. Trump nominated three justices to the high court, including conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who was confirmed to replace the late liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg just days before last year’s presidential election. That gave conservatives a 6-3 split with liberals on the court. During the campaign, Biden repeatedly sidestepped questions on expanding the court. A former chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Biden has asserted that the system of judicial … [Read more...] about Group to Study More Justices, Term Limits for Supreme Court