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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The heartlessness here from the Republican operatives in judicial robes in Roberts SCOTUS is unimaginable yet not surprising. Just keep that in mind when you hear any member of the elite media attempt to suggest that Roberts Court is reining in the Trump regime.

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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

this makes me ill. this isn't some policy dispute. this is a court of v comfortable ppl making a non-decision, avoiding the crushing harm, int'l law violation, & total abuse of power involved in even one of these 3rd party 'removals'. it's sick.

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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

it's evidently too much to ask the rw justices to consider the irreparable harm to individuals treated to such inhumanity. they are complicit in this criminality. shame on all six of them. and shame on us for having a system that allows this illegality.

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Sarah Lipton-Lubet @liptonlubet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Absolutely lawless and unconscionable.

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Doug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is good news but MAGA justices have a majority even without Alito, and he’s far from the only one with shady ties to big polluters

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I mean …

Trump pointing at smiling John Roberts as they are shaking hands.

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Julian Davis Mortenson @jdmortenson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It's hard to imagine a serious effort to fix the federal government that doesn't include court reform. This is not a generic point about bad faith judges. Successful political reform will require the root-and-branch elimination of interlocking con law doctrines that choke off legislative innovation

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Pema Levy @pemalevy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In destroying the Voting Rights Act and gutting the 14th and 15th amendments, the Roberts court is recycling legal arguments once advanced by Confederates and white supremacists to destroy Reconstruction. From me and @ariberman.bsky.social

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Jim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts court.

The disaster the justices have unleashed has its roots in one of the darkest periods of our past.

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Doug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

NEW POLL: 53% of Americans support expanding the Supreme Court, including majorities of both Democrats and independents. Two weeks ago, House Dems stood united to keep that option on the table. Happy Constitution Day! law.marquette.edu/poll/

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Expanding the Supreme Court is a popular idea, pass it on

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Exactly this. This is why any Democrat who is running for federal office without having a coherent plan and/or vision to reform/rebalance the MAGA #SCOTUS is being politically negligent.

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

"The 2028 presidential race is still months away from getting started, but one thing is already clear for the Democratic Party: reforming, or even expanding, the Supreme Court will be a litmus test for candidates running for the White House." 🎯 @paulblumenthal.bsky.social

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Democrats Are Ready To Take On The Supreme Court In 2028

The rise of a conservative supermajority on the court helped launch the push. But it’s that supermajority’s actions that have since turbocharged it.

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

“when considered alongside the Court’s aggressive use of the shadow docket to implement right-wing policies without explanation, and its pressuring of Court employees to sign a nondisclosure agreement about the Court’s inner workings” … wonder why GOP ops in #SCOTUS robes are afraid of the sunlight?

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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

On top of the bad showing for Republicans, this roll call also provides useful information to reformers… thanks GOP!

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Doug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Of the 8 House Dems who *missed* the vote on Republicans' attempt to lock in their SCOTUS majority forever: • 2 have already gone on record supporting SCOTUS expansion (Beyer and Velazquez) • 2 have already lost primaries to more progressive candidates (Moulton and Goldman)

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Take Back the Court @takebackthect.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We would like to thank House Republicans for their valuable service to the court expansion movement.

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Sarah Lipton-Lubet @liptonlubet.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

[Get in losers.gif] we're reforming the Supreme Court.

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🚨 Only one Democrat voted w/ a pathetic House Republican #SCOTUS resolution that tried to limit number of SCOTUS seats to 9. This signals strong support for SCOTUS reform among House Dems who as Jeffries noted - is keeping all options on table to rein in Roberts MAGA Court. #ExpandtheCourt

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Doug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

House Republicans just called a vote on amending the US Constitution to ban SCOTUS expansion and lock in the Court's MAGA majority for the rest of our lives. 66 House Dems supported expanding the Court in 2023. 206 House Dems voted to keep the option on the table today.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/09/2026

i actually welcome this republican amendment because it is a very public reminder that the size of the court is not in the constitution (a common misconception)

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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I've never understood why we don't have a Presidential Records Act equivalent for the Supreme Court. The justices aren't so special. And their insistence on secrecy encourages people like Trump to resist transparency laws like the PRA.

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 30/08/2026

If Clyburn backs it, it’s mainstream. LFG.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

It's worth noting that this isn't a random number but a goal that would simply restore the court to an earlier norm in which there's one justice for each of the judicial circuits. We used to have nine, we now have thirteen. The people defending the current setup have the tougher case to make here.

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Keep in mind first Democratic Presidential Primary is in South Carolina - @repjamesclyburn.bsky.social’s coming out for SCOTUS expansion is a clear and unmistakable signal for any Democrat fancying a run for President in 2028.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The pressure, the shouts, the chorus of WTFs, all of it is working. And no surprise that Clyburn is taking the lead.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/08/2026

Rep. James Clyburn says he supports expanding the Supreme Court: "13 is a pretty good number. A baker's dozen would be a good number to have on the Court."

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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Jackson: "it is both a serious legal error and a grave misuse of our equitable emergency powers to let the Executive proceed even one step further.“

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Doug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

1. Expand the Court 2. Vote 3. If you can vote early in person, do that. 4. If you use a mail ballot, try to return it via drop box rather than USPS. Drop boxes are run by your local election office, not the feds. 5. If you put your ballot in the mail, send it as early as possible.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This Supreme Court supermajority is in cahoots with Trump and his anti-democratic regime to deny the sacred voting rights of American citizens. Their “emergency” mail-in-ballot ruling will create uncertainty, chaos & disenfranchisement. This court is an abomination, making an expand court critical.

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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This is your periodic reminder that the Supreme Court has had a Republican majority for longer than I have been alive (I am 51 years old) and only court expansion would immediately end the MAGA right's hold on the court and its use of the court to destroy democracy.

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🚨 this should be another wake up call for every single Democratic campaigning for federal offices - for congress and for the WH. If reforming/rebalancing this MAGA #SCOTUS is not the top priority of a Democrat, then that Democrat is not doing basics to save out democracy.

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

The importance of these points from @brianbeutler.bsky.social cannot be overstated: Even a bare majority will empower Democrats to restore democracy—to add states, expand the court and end the filibuster. The whole party working together can make it all happen. www.offmessage.net/p/democrats-...

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This Is How Democrats Talk Themselves Out Of Wielding Power

Every party wants to win as many elections as possible. But a supermajority can not be a prerequisite for democratic renewal in America.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

standard. SCOTUS allows Trump to continue to create literal facts on the ground while they 'consider' his his meritless challenge. nothing is more important than reforming the court and ending its corruption.

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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Moderates (who want Dems to move right) say moving right is necessary if the party wants to reassemble lost supermajorities: arguable. Moderates (who want Dems to move right) say democracy can't be restored without supermajorities (which require moving right): Dead wrong, don't fall for it.

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This Is How Democrats Talk Themselves Out Of Wielding Power

Every party wants to win as many elections as possible. But a supermajority can not be a prerequisite for democratic renewal in America.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

The Supreme Court has become a partisan body that’s undermining democracy and empowering authoritarianism. We must reform the Court by expanding it, putting term limits on it, and codifying strong ethics standards in law.

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

"The Supreme Court is the first thing that must be addressed. Because if it is not addressed, then the Supreme Court can and will kill the entire rest of the progressive agenda." ^^ the bottom line.

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Amy Spitalnick @amyspitalnick.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I also want to be very clear: Heidi has been a tireless ally and partner to the Jewish community in fighting antisemitism. If we can’t stand up for her now, I don’t know what we’re doing.

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Feeling really encouraged today by this Supreme Court reform op-ed from @schiff.senate.gov. He's on the case, his to-do list is exactly right, and he's in a position to help make sure it happens if Democrats run the table in 2029. 🙏 www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

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Contributor: How Democrats can repair the broken Supreme Court

Eliminate conflicts of interest. Enforce ethics rules. Add term limits and more justices to dilute Trump's lingering influence.

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Sarah Lipton-Lubet @liptonlubet.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

"Future Democratic majorities in Congress — perhaps starting as soon as January — should make repairing the court and reforming the judicial branch a priority to make sure it does not continue to operate as a partisan and retrograde institution." This is the way.

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Powerful point from @elienyc.bsky.social with @profmmurray.bsky.social re how Dems/progressives aren't being strategic when they are not being thoughtful re how to rebalance/reform the Roberts #SCOTUS. It is the SCOTUS stupid. W/o control of SCOTUS every progressive policy dream burns.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The argument that Democrats—if they get power again—should refrain from Supreme Court reform in the name of preserving norms has a deep flaw: Trump, the Republican Party, and the Roberts Court already destroyed those norms. Denial won’t bring them back. As this essay says, moral courage is needed.

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Amy Spitalnick @amyspitalnick.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

It’s been 9 years since white supremacists descended on Charlottesville, VA — bringing deadly hate and violence and serving as a preview of the increasingly-normalized extremism that’s followed. I led the organization that sued those Nazis and won. Here’s what we learned. 🧵A thread. 1/

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

"“We need to revisit the point of expanding the court to 13 justices like we have 13 district courts,” Harris said at the National Urban League’s annual conference...also calling for a review of the Electoral College and statehood for Puerto Rico and Washington, DC." www.cnn.com/2026/07/31/p...

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Kamala Harris says the US Supreme Court should expand to 13 justices | CNN Politics

Former Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday that the United States should consider expanding the Supreme Court to be made up of 13 justices, a popular idea among Democrats who have increasingly pu...

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Kamala Harris: I know this is going to be controversial coming from me in particular, we need to revisit the electoral college. We need to revisit the point of expanding the court. We need to revisit, if they so want, statehood for Puerto Rico and D.C.

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I have no idea whether a D admin would have the courage and Senate support to do this in the near-term, but this is definitely a temperature check that shows how far opinion has moved on the topic, and the more mainstream Ds who make this the moderate position, the more likely we are to see reform.

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Taegan Goddard @politicalwire.com · 31/07/2026

Harris Says Supreme Court Should Expand to 13 Justices politicalwire.com/2026/07/31/harris…

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