Cool reception for Democratic proposal to expand U.S. Supreme Court Reuters | Apr 15, 2021 10:24 PM EDT U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA), U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), and U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), introduce the Judiciary Act of 2021 aimed (Photo : REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan) A group of liberal Democratic lawmakers on Thursday proposed expanding the U.S. Supreme Court by four justices, aiming to end its conservative majority, but the plan drew an unenthusiastic response from the White House and top Democrats and was denounced by Republicans. Senator Ed Markey and House of Representatives members Jerrold Nadler, Hank Johnson and Mondaire Jones introduced legislation in both chambers that would expand the number of justices to 13 from the current nine.