Democratic lawmakers called again this week to expand the , specifically to add four seats to the bench. Sen. Edward J.
Markey, Massachusetts Democrat, and Rep. Hank Johnson, Georgia Democrat, stood outside the Thursday and urged Congress to pass legislation that would expand the . Their bill has been pending before lawmakers for more than a year without action.
The bill would bring the number of justices to 13. That would let President Biden try to swing the majority to lean in Democrats’ favor, 7-6. It’s the latest move by Democrats following the 2023-24 term where the justices ruled for former President Donald Trump in major legal battles.
The justices kept Mr. Trump on the 2024 ballot despite a challenge to remove him over the riot at the U.S.
Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and the said presidents have some immunity for official acts, absolute immunity for core presidential functions and no immunity for unofficial acts in a challenge the former president brought against criminal prosecution by special counsel Jack Smith. The ruling delays Mr.
Trump’s trial in Washington until likely after the Nov. 5 election. The justices also took an ax to the administrative state in several wins for conservative advocates.
“The recent decisions on presidential immunity, Chevron deference and overturning Roe v. Wade laid bare that a far-right, extremist majority has been fully captured and plunged the into a crisis of confidence and legitimacy. Because we can no longer trust the curren.