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Biden Creates Commission to Study Supreme Court Expansion, Other Reforms

Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.) said Friday that failing to expand the U.S. Supreme Court "would leave the future of our nation, our planet, and our fundamental civil rights at the whim of a far-right supermajority that is hostile to democracy itself." (Photo: Ting Shen/Xinhua via Getty Images)

'Retire, Breyer': Progressive Group Joins Growing Call for SCOTUS Justice to Step Down

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer speaks at the Brookings Institution on January 21, 2016. (Photo: Paul Morigi/Brookings Institution/Flickr/cc)

"We cannot afford to risk Democrats losing control of the Senate before a Biden nominee can be confirmed," asserted Demand Justice director Brian Fallon.

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With Deep Fossil Fuel Ties, Justice Barrett Called to Recuse Herself From Pending Climate Case

Jon Queally, staff writer

U.S. President Donald Trump stands with newly sworn-in U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett during a ceremonial swearing-in event on the South Lawn of the White House on October 26, 2020. (Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

"Barrett posing as an impartial judge in this hearing for climate...

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As Feinstein Steps Down as Top Judiciary Democrat, Sunrise Movement Demands She Go One Step Further: 'Resign'

Jake Johnson, staff writer

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) attends the fourth day of the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on October 15, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

"Feinstein lost all credibility when she showed she was more willing to treat...

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Amy Coney Barrett speaks as President Donald Trump listens during an announcement ceremony at the White House on September 26, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

'Hopefully Amy Coney Barrett Will Come Through': Trump Legal Adviser Admits Campaign Is Pining for Supreme Court Rescue

'We. Will. Vote. Her. Out.': Maine Progressives Not Fooled Even a Little Bit by Susan Collins' Cynical Vote on Barrett

U.S. President Donald Trump stands with newly sworn-in U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett during a ceremonial swearing-in event on the South Lawn of the White House on October 26, 2020. (Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Warning of 'Poisonous Consequences,' Pennsylvania County Elections Board Calls on Barrett to Recuse Herself in Crucial Mail-in Ballot Case

voter puts a ballot in a ballot box on June 9, 2020 in North Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

After Supreme Court Guts Expansion of Mail-In Voting in Wisconsin, Fears Grow of Similar Rulings in Pennsylvania and North Carolina

U.S. President Donald Trump, newly sworn-in U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett and her husband Jesse Barrett look on during a ceremonial swearing-in on the South Lawn of the White House October 26, 2020 in Washington, DC. The Senate confirmed Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court today by a vote of 52-48. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

'Expand the Court': Ocasio-Cortez Leads Charge With 3-Word Democratic Strategy After Barrett Sworn In

Supporters of Judge Amy Coney Barrett and pro-choice advocates gathered outside of the U.S. Supreme Court before the Senate voted to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee on October 26, 2020. (Photo: Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images)

In 'Partisan Power Grab,' Republican Senators Confirm Third Trump Nominee Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court

'Prove Him Wrong': Progressives Demand Democrats Accept McConnell's Challenge, Expand Supreme Court If They Win Elections

As Senate Dems Hold Talkathon in Protest, Warren Condemns GOP Vote on Barrett as 'Last Gasp of a Desperate Party'

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70+ Climate Journalists Pen Open Letter Condemning Barrett for Enabling the 'Ecological Crisis of Our Times'

'Very Dark Moment for the Senate': GOP Blocks Consideration of Covid Relief While Rushing Ahead With Barrett Confirmation

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'This Is Not Normal': McConnell Keeps Senate in Session Over Weekend to Shut Down Debate on Barrett, Set Stage for Confirmation Vote

Constitutional law experts on Friday endorsed a bill that would create 18-year term limits for U.S. Supreme Court Justices. (Photo: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/44768401@N07/4122928968/in">Matt Wade</a>/flickr/cc)</p>

Constitutional Law Experts Endorse Democrats' Bill to Create 18-Year Term Limits for Supreme Court Justices

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350.org

Justice Amy Coney Barrett Should Join Colleague in Recusal Due to Deep Ties to Fossil Fuel Industry

Center for Climate Integrity

Supreme Court Will Hear Big Oil’s Plea to Escape Accountability in Climate Damages Lawsuit Jan. 19

Common Cause

Justice Amy Coney Barrett Must Recuse Herself from Any Election Litigation

Patriotic Millionaires

Patriotic Millionaires Blast SCOTUS Nomination Process as Illegitimate and Anti-American

Senator Bernie Sanders

Sanders Condemns Senate Confirmation of Judge Barrett to Supreme Court

Common Cause

Rushed Confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett Damages Integrity of SCOTUS & McConnell-Led Senate

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Jeffrey D. Sachs

Supreme Court's Scientifically Illiterate Decision Will Cost Lives

Will Bunch

Trump's Politicized Supreme Court Has Lost Legitimacy. 2021's Dems, Do Something!

Jules Lobel

Incensed Over Amy Coney Barrett's Confirmation? Don't Mourn—Organize and Vote

Robert Reich

How to Reverse This Craven GOP Power Grab

Renee Knake Jefferson

Why Amy Coney Barrett Must Recuse Herself From Election-Related Cases

Christopher Brauchli

The Art of Packing

Bill Blum

Confirmation Hearings Exposed Barrett as a Hardcore Rightwing Activist

Stacie Murphy

Global Reproductive Health on the Ballot this November

Robert Reich

The Public, the Personal, and the Utter Hypocrisy of the GOP

Steven Singer

An Originalist Reading of Public Schools and the Absurdity of Amy Coney Barrett