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GB_RN

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58. Yes.

Fri Jun 24, 2022, 12:59 PM

Jun 2022

Congress can change the size of the court, and has done so in the past, shrinking it and expanding it. The last time it was changed, expanding it from seven to the current nine was back in the 1870s. Per the Constitution, Congress can even strip the court of jurisdiction over cases except "original jurisdiction", which includes cases between states. Congress could create a constitutional court to hear cases like these and strip the SCOTUS of that power, should it chose to do so.

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