Biden's Supreme Court commission votes to submit report on reforms
CBSN
Washington — President Biden's commission on the Supreme Court unanimously voted Tuesday to send its report examining reforms to the high court to his desk, concluding nearly seven months of work that was set against the backdrop of pressure from progressives to expand the number of seats on the court.
The 34-member commission released its report Monday evening, which stopped short of recommending structural changes to the Supreme Court. Instead, the panel laid out in detail the arguments in favor of and against growing the court's membership and instituting term limits for justices, as well as the possible vehicles for implementing the reforms.
The commission did, however, say it favors the court continuing to livestream audio of oral arguments, which it said "would enable the media and interested members of the bar and the public to better follow the work of the court." The Supreme Court has been providing live audio of its argument sessions since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the courtroom to close its doors to the public last year and will continue doing so through its February session.
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