Changes to the Supreme Court have been tried before

President Joe Biden unveiled his proposal for reforms to the Supreme Court after frustration with the high court’s recent opinions, but it was not the first time changes to the top of the judiciary have been floated.

While the Supreme Court has largely stayed the same structurally until 1869, there have been several attempts to change the status quo in the more than 150 years since. Here is a look at notable efforts to make changes to how the high court operates during that span.