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Kamala Harris endorses expanding Supreme Court to 13 justices; court reform debate intensifies

Kamala Harris endorses expanding Supreme Court to 13 justices; court reform debate intensifies

Kamala Harris explicitly backed expanding the Supreme Court to 13 justices, tied to the 13 appellate circuits, marking a significant shift from her 2020 hedging and Biden's limited ethics reforms. This feeds the 2028 positioning war and the broader institutional legitimacy crisis, with FDR parallels and political danger. The debate over court-packing is now a defining Democratic platform signal.

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Updated Aug 2, 2026
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