FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Stolen Supreme Court Continues to Harm Women; We Must Urgently Expand the Court

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (October 22, 2021) — Take Back the Court Action Fund Executive Director Sarah Lipton-Lubet today issued the following statement:

“The stolen right-wing Supreme Court majority is going to allow Texas’s blatantly unconstitutional, anti-abortion bounty scheme to stay in effect while they prepare to eviscerate Roe for good. This announcement comes a day after Justice Clarence Thomas took an anti-abortion victory lap with Mitch McConnell and a room full of Republican donors. It has never been more obvious that the Court is a political entity that has been captured by the radical right and is happily enacting its agenda. The only way to stop their assault on our rights and our democracy is to expand the Court.
“Momentum for Court expansion is growing rapidly and these continued brazen attacks on the rule of law will only accelerate that growth. Dozens of members of Congress have signed on to the Judiciary Act of 2021 to add four justices, and next week we will rally on the steps of the Supreme Court with Congressional leaders, advocates, and activists. It’s time for anyone who cares about women and pregnant people in Texas or about the future of American democracy to get on board.”

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/