Calls from progressive lawmakers and activist groups to expand the Supreme Court have fallen noticeably silent since President Donald Trump won the election in November and returned to the Oval Office last month.
During President Joe Biden’s tenure, progressive organizations such as Demand Justice and Alliance for Justice were vocal advocates of adding seats to the high court, which has a 6-3 Republican-appointed majority cemented with the help of Trump’s three nominees from his first term. Progressives’ concerns focused on what they viewed as an entrenched Republican-appointed majority’s influence on issues such as abortion, voting rights, and environmental regulations. Lawmakers including Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) supported legislative efforts to expand the high court.
