Paul Collins, 2015 PEP Fellow, is quoted in a news article exploring the possibility of President Joe Biden looking to expand the Supreme Court following the Court’s refusal to hear arguments against Texas’ new abortion law

Paul Collins, 2015 PEP Fellow, is quoted in a news article exploring the possibility of President Joe Biden looking to expand the Supreme Court following the Court’s refusal to hear arguments against Texas’ new abortion law. “The Supreme Court's five most conservative justices handed progressives substantial ammunition in the battle to expand the Supreme Court. By refusing to halt the law from going into effect, the court effectively overruled Roe v. Wade in the state of Texas, at least temporarily," Collins said. “And they did it without giving the case full consideration, which will lead to calls not only for court expansion, but also for limiting the court's use of its shadow docket to make public policy.” Read more at Newsweek

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