President Joe Biden has said he’s “not a fan” of expanding the Supreme Court. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she has “no plans” to bring any such legislation to the floor for a vote.
That isn’t deterring Sen. Ed Markey.
The Massachusetts senator introduced legislation Thursday with Reps. Jerrold Nadler, Hank Johnson, and Mondaire Jones to create a 13-justice Supreme Court by adding four seats to the nation’s highest judiciary body.
Markey — whose recent outspoken support for expanding the Supreme Court reportedly annoyed members of Biden’s campaign ahead of the 2020 election — argued that the simple two-paragraph bill would “restore the Court’s balance and public
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