Cardozo Law Review
Abstract
The dream of the 1930s is alive in Washington. Democrats see Republicans hemorrhaging voters as Trump struggles with the economy and the pandemic and are salivating at the prospect of retaking not only the White House, but also the Senate. Of course, you should never sell a bearskin until you’ve caught the bear. But even a blowout victory can’t get Democrats the prize they really want, a Supreme Court majority. So, in back-to-the-future fashion, many progressives are pushing the idea of court packing. After all, in politics, rules are made to be broken.
Keywords
Legal History, Politics (General), Supreme Court of the United States, Courts, State and Local Government Law, Labor Law, Presidency, Executive Branch
Disciplines
Courts | Labor and Employment Law | Law | Law and Politics | Legal History | President/Executive Department | State and Local Government Law | Supreme Court of the United States
Recommended Citation
Brian L. Frye,
Court Packing Is a Chimera,
42
Cardozo L. Rev.
2697
(2021).
Available at:
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/clr/vol42/iss7/3
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