Supreme Court Composition

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To be populated as evidence accumulates.

Evidence log

• 2023-03-22 — A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.: The introduced joint resolution would constitutionally fix the Supreme Court at nine justices, preventing changes to its size by ordinary legislation if ratified; introduction alone changes neither the Court’s composition nor existing civil-rights protections. (novelty: 2)
• 2021-03-01 — A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.: An introduced joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment fixing the Supreme Court at nine justices, which would prevent changes to its size by ordinary statute if adopted; introduction alone does not change the Court’s composition. (novelty: 2)

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