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House Rejects GOP Plan to Keep Supreme Court at Nine

By Drooid · Oct 12, 2026, 4:07 PM UTC · How we work

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The U.S. House of Representatives rejected a Republican-backed amendment to permanently set the Supreme Court at nine justices.
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) introduced legislation to expand the Supreme Court bench from nine to thirteen justices.
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-California) proposed 18-year terms for newly appointed Supreme Court justices.
Democrats also seek enforceable ethics standards and greater transparency for the Court’s emergency “shadow docket.”

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The U.S. House of Representatives rejected a Republican-backed amendment to permanently set the Supreme Court at nine justices.
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) introduced legislation to expand the Supreme Court bench from nine to thirteen justices.
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-California) proposed 18-year terms for newly appointed Supreme Court justices.
Democrats also seek enforceable ethics standards and greater transparency for the Court’s emergency “shadow docket.”