JUDICIARY ACT REACHES FIFTY COSPONSORS AS SUPPORT FOR COURT EXPANSION BROADENS

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (January 14, 2022) — In a sign of continued momentum for supporters of Supreme Court expansion, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (D-GA) today became the fiftieth member of Congress to cosponsor the Judiciary Act of 2021. Congresswoman Williams joins a long list of congressional champions and organizations that have endorsed expansion.

“With each blow the stolen Supreme Court majority strikes against our rights and our democracy, more people recognize that Court expansion is the only solution,” said Take Back the Court Action Fund Executive Director Sarah Lipton-Lubet. “We’re grateful for Congresswoman Williams’ support, and we look forward to continuing to grow the movement to restore balance and integrity to the judiciary branch.”

In addition to the Judiciary Act’s fifty cosponsors, a broad coalition of more than 100 organizations have now publicly endorsed Court expansion.

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/