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Tag Archives: U.S. Supreme Court Expansion

Support for increasing the size of the U.S. Supreme Court inches upward in Washington

Excerpt: 52% of 773 likely 2024 general election voters surveyed by Public Policy Polling earlier this month said they supported increasing the size of the Court to make it a more diverse and representative body, while 40% were opposed and 8% were not sure.
Published at:10:37 AM on Friday, June 30th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Civil Liberties, Legislative Advocacy, Litigation, Policy Topics
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NPI at Netroots Nation 2022: Talking SCOTUS reform with Sarah Lipton-Lubet

Excerpt: In this fourth installment of NPI@NN (2022), NPI's Caya Berndt spoke with Take Back the Court Foundation Executive Director, Sarah Lipton-Lubet, about adding justices to secure abortion rights
Published at:8:22 PM on Wednesday, August 24th, 2022
Written by:Caya Berndt
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A majority of Washington State voters favor expanding the size of the U.S. Supreme Court

Excerpt: 50% of 700 likely 2022 voters surveyed last month for NPI by Public Policy Polling said they strongly or somewhat supported passing legislation to expand the Court, while 41% were strongly or somewhat opposed. 8% were not sure.
Published at:1:33 PM on Wednesday, March 9th, 2022
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Civil Liberties, Policy Topics
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