The History and Meaning of Court-Packing

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The History and Meaning of Court-Packing

When Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died this year, Democrats — foremost among them progressive Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — advocated expanding the size of the Supreme Court. The point was to counterbalance what became a 6-3 conservative majority after President Trump’s appointee, Amy Coney Barrett, was confirmed.This is an idea called “court-packing.” It’s been floated before, but never really put into practice in its m…