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Ahead of that meeting, the bipartisan panel of judicial experts released a set of “discussion materials” that appeared to show the commission’s interest in imposing term limits on Supreme Court justices.
And the materials, which can be considered a draft ahead of a final report the commission is scheduled to release next month, also spotlighted “profound disagreement among commissioners” over whether there should be an expansion in the number of high court justices.
The intense speculation of what the commission will propose is the latest chapter in the debate over whether to make fundamental changes to the nation’s highest court.
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In recent weeks, progressives have fumed over the commission’s apparent lack of support for expanding the number of justices in the Supreme Court.
Friday’s meeting, which will be virtually, is scheduled to last from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET.
