For Immediate Release

Contact: Matt Lehrich, Marie Aberger

TAKE BACK THE COURT STATEMENT FOLLOWING FIRST SUPREME COURT COMMISSION MEETING

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 19, 2021) — Today, the first meeting of the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States lasted less than 30 minutes of the scheduled 90, despite conservative justices signaling this week they are prepared to dismantle Roe v. Wade.

 In response, Take Back the Court Director Aaron Belkin released the following statement: 🙄

Take Back the Court raises awareness about the urgent need to expand the number of seats on the Supreme Court to address the theft of the court by Senator Mitch McConnell during the Obama Administration. Without adding seats, Congress will not be able to restore the right to vote, ensure reproductive freedom, protect workers, halt our climate emergency, or pass new legislation. Court expansion, which can be accomplished without a constitutional amendment, is the only reform that enables the un-rigging of the system and the restoration of democracy. Learn more: https://www.takebackthecourt.today/