Liberals Divided on Court Packing Following Texas Abortion Law Decision

Members of the Supreme Court pose for a group photograph at the Supreme Court in Washington on April 23, 2021. Seated from left: Associate Justice Samuel Alito, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Standing from left: Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Erin Schaff/Pool/Getty Images

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Following the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision late Wednesday night to deny an emergency injunction against a Texas abortion bill, some abortion advocates are reigniting longtime liberal cries to add new justices to the Supreme Court. But there is far from a consensus on this front from prominent Democrats.