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Another Court-Packing Attempt?

Another Court-Packing Attempt?
Senate Judiciary Committee members Sen. Marcia Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) hold a news conference to voice their opposition to adding justices to the U.S. Supreme Court outside the court's building in Washington on April 22, 2021. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Gabriël Moens
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On April 9, 2021, U.S. President Joseph Biden signed an Executive Order on the Establishment of the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States. The Commission will be composed of “not more than 36 members appointed by the President.”

Gabriël Moens
Gabriël Moens
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Gabriël A. Moens AM is an emeritus professor of law at the University of Queensland, and served as pro vice-chancellor and dean at Murdoch University. In 2003, Moens was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal by the prime minister for services to education. He has taught extensively across Australia, Asia, Europe, and the United States.
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