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Op-ed Placement

As Panel Eyes SCOTUS, We Must Preserve Court's Independence

As the Supreme Court begins its 2021-2022 term this week with several high-profile cases on the docket, Americans should be mindful of the machinations of the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States. President Biden created the commission, composed overwhelmingly of law professors, in April to consider the left’s demands for “reform,” such as increasing the number of justices — better known as court packing. Demands from the left to enlarge the court erupted last year when President Trump exercised his constitutional prerogative to fill a vacancy.

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10/07/2021

Press Release

FreedomWorks Foundation Submits Formal Comments to President Biden’s Commission on the Supreme Court

BY Adam Brandon

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, FreedomWorks Foundation submitted a formal comment to President Biden’s Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States opposing its consideration of ‘reforms’ that would fundamentally change the Court and turn it into a weapon of partisan politics.

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10/04/2021

Blog

FreedomWorks Foundation Submits Formal Comments to Biden’s Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court

BY Beverly McKittrick

Today, FreedomWorks Foundation submitted a formal comment to President Biden’s Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States opposing its consideration of ‘reforms’ that would fundamentally change the Court and turn it into a weapon of partisan politics.

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10/04/2021

Issue Analysis

Issue Brief: Joe Biden and the Supremes

BY Luke Hogg

Despite attempts by some to change the paradigm, the size of the Supreme Court has remained at nine since 1869. This tradition has survived Reconstruction, industrialization, the Great Depression, two World Wars, the Cold War, multiple impeachment trials, and thousands of political spats. Yet, it appears that the progressive movement currently sweeping the left wing of American political life may finally be the death knell of this long-standing practice.

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08/24/2021

Blog

In SCOTUS, The First Amendment Comes Out On Top

BY Kilian Laverty

The Big Picture

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07/09/2021

Blog

Without A Strong Court, Who Watches the Watchmen?

BY Luke Hogg

In his seminal graphic novel, The Watchmen, author Alan Moore presents a near future dystopia where law enforcement, unable to protect the citizenry, is supplanted by crime-fighting vigilantes. With no clear check against the vigilantes’ abuse of their power, the public quickly turns against these masked “heroes” using the oft repeated rallying cry: Who watches the Watchmen?

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07/07/2021

Blog

Support the Keep Nine Constitutional Amendment, H.J. Res. 11

BY Adam Brandon

On behalf of our activist community, I urge you to contact your representative and ask him or her to cosponsor the proposed amendment to the Constitution, H.J.Res. 11, to require that the number of Supreme Court be limited to nine. Introduced by Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), the proposed constitutional amendment would prevent congressional Democrats from playing politics with the Supreme Court.

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01/28/2021

Blog

Trump Appointee of the Week: Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett

BY Luke Hogg

Welcome to FreedomWorks’ latest blog series, Trump Appointee of the Week! From now until Election Day, we will highlight one of President Trump’s appointees and their accomplishments. Check back every other week for the next edition and let us know who you want to see named the next Trump Appointee of the Week!

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10/30/2020