Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to Wall Street Journal: Is Court Packing Constitutional? Don't Be So Sure
September 07, 2026
September 07, 2026
NEW YORK, Sept. 7 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary:
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Is Court Packing Constitutional? Don't Be So Sure
By James Piereson
Wall Street Journal
The precedents don't support what the Democrats want to do, which would be an assault on the separation of powers.
Democrats are trying to revive an idea left for dead nearly 90 years ago: packing the Supreme Court. Many membe . . .
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Is Court Packing Constitutional? Don't Be So Sure
By James Piereson
Wall Street Journal
The precedents don't support what the Democrats want to do, which would be an assault on the separation of powers.
Democrats are trying to revive an idea left for dead nearly 90 years ago: packing the Supreme Court. Many membe . . .
