Members of President Biden’s Commission on the Supreme Court divided Friday over its draft report about how — or if — to pack the high …
Members of President Biden’s Commission on the Supreme Court divided Friday over its draft report about how — or if — to pack the high court. The lengthy hearing was the fourth public meeting the group has held since it was formed by executive order in April. Some commissioners thought the draft report released Thursday, which they described as discussion material, went too far to leave open the possibility of a court-packing scheme. Others thought the draft dismissed several viable ideas for how to add justices to the high court. Most of them, though, thought it came off partisan, recognizing the political passion from Republicans and Democrats on the issue. The group is scheduled to deliver a final report to Mr. Biden by mid-November. The report is expected to detail the pros and cons of various proposals to alter the makeup of the Supreme Court. The documents released Thursday did not suggest one course of action, but it did note packing the court would be legal and that there’s precedent for it.
