Experts believe reforms to the Supreme Court, including expansion, could restore public confidence in the institution.
Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks during the Freedman's Bank Forum in the Cash Room at the Treasury Department on October 4, 2022, in Washington, D.C., has expressed a willingness to consider expanding the size of the U.S. Supreme Court in order to combat the institution’s right-wing tilt in recent years.
As a presidential candidate in the Democratic primaries of 2020, Harris said that she would consider pursuing court expansion, noting that such a measure could combat Republicans’ takeover of the Court over the past decade. Polling shows a declining rate of public confidence in the Supreme Court over the past few years that corresponds with justices’ right-wing rulings during that time. According to a recenthas launched a necessary fundraising campaign to support our work. Can you support us right now?
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