Washington Post: Expanding the court not ‘off the table’ if nominee is quickly confirmed, liberal advocates say

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Hannah Knowles


This excerpt is from a piece originally ran by the Washington Post on September 20, 2020.

“We’re gonna win this fight,” said Nan Aron, who heads judicial advocacy group Alliance for Justice, on Saturday’s call with other group leaders. She argued that a confirmation before Inauguration Day is “far from being a done deal.”

“If there is a justice confirmed,” she said, “we will and we assume senators will seriously consider applying all the tools in their toolbox, including expansion of the court if necessary.”

Read the full piece on the Washington Post.