(The Center Square) â The Biden administration took heavy criticism Friday after announcing the administration would be formally considering adding more justices to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The White House said a new executive order will create a presidential commission composed of experts to study current practices of the Supreme Court, most notably the âmembership and sizeâ of the court itself.
The commission will hold public meetings and present a report on its findings within 180 days. According to the White House, its stated purpose is to provide an analysis of the principal arguments in the contemporary public debate for and against Supreme Court reform.â
Trump appointed three justices to the high court. One was a seat that Republicans had blocked Trump’s predecessor, Barack Obama, from filling. Despite arguing in 2016 that the seat should be filled by winner of the year’s presidential election, Republicans rushed to fill the supreme court seat vacated by death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg just weeks before the 2020 election.
Biden’s executive order directs the commission to complete its report within 180 days of its first meeting. But it was not charged with making a recommendation under the White House order that created it.
The panel is composed of a “bipartisan group of experts” that includes constitutional and legal scholars; former federal judges; practitioners who have appeared before the court as well as reform advocates.
Women make up half of the population, but nationally make up only 12% of law enforcement. Author: Sarah Jones Updated: 6:19 PM EDT April 8, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS With five years on the force under her belt, IMPD Ofc. Samone Burris said she always knew she wanted to become a police officer. I remember an officer came in to my fifth-grade classroom and talked about drugs and being safe, said Burris, an Indianapolis native. That was the very first time I ever saw an African American police officer and he was a guy, and he was just awesome and from that moment on I was like, That s what I want to do.
Photo: City of St. Paul. Josh Skluzacek & Crystal Bui Created: April 09, 2021 09:53 AM
The St. Paul Police Department has joined a nationwide initiative to recruit more women into the law enforcement profession.
Friday, the department became the first law enforcement agency in Minnesota to join the 30x30 Initiative, which commits to a series of low-cost or no-cost activities designed to improve the representation and experiences of women in the St. Paul Police Department.
SPPD said women currently make up about 12% of sworn police officers and less than 3% of police leadership in the U.S. The goal of the initiative is to recruit classes that are at least 30% female by 2030 while ensuring policies and culture intentionally support the success of women throughout their careers.
Biden creates panel to explore expansion, term limits for Supreme Court
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Biden s commission will examine the length of service and turnover of justices on the court and the membership and size of the court. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
April 9 (UPI) After refusing to tip his hand much during election season, President Joe Biden on Friday created an executive commission to explore the idea of adding justices to the U.S. Supreme Court, among other things.
Biden signed an order establishing the bipartisan Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court, which will examine the possibilities of growing the high court to include more members or setting term limits for existing justices.