Last year, the White House convened a bipartisan commission of legal
experts and academics to study the Supreme Court and make
recommendations on whether (and how) to reform it.

The resulting recommendations were fairly moderate in scope, focusing on
matters of transparency and ethics. And in the eyes of some progressives
agitating for major changes to the judiciary, one big recommendation was
noticeably absent: court packing. 

Now, a growing number of critics on the left say that President JOE
BIDEN, who remains opposed to adding seats to the court, is — sound
familiar? — failing to meet the moment and respond with the urgency it
demands. (Just published: Playbook's Eugene Daniels’ new story on this
topic)

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