Scholars Studying US Supreme Court Expansion, Term Limits
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Could the Supreme Court add more seats? A commission looks into the possibility.
President Joe Biden announced a bipartisan commission will spend six months studying possible changes to the Supreme Court. What kind of changes are on the table? Joining us to talk about his own research on the topic is Adam Chilton, a professor and the Walter Mander Research Scholar at the University of Chicago Law School.
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Scholars Studying US Supreme Court Expansion, Term Limits
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President Joe Biden announced a bipartisan commission will spend six months studying possible changes to the Supreme Court. What kind of changes are on the table? Joining us to talk about his own research on the topic is Adam Chilton, a professor and the Walter Mander Research Scholar at the University of Chicago Law School.
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