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		AnimalMuppet 44 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SCOTUS to LowerCourts: Ignore Binding Precedent, F... We only have one Supreme Court. "Packing the court" (more justices) will not equal more cases heard.

JumpCrisscross 44 days ago [–]

> "Packing the court" (more justices) will not equal more cases heard

By choice. It's only laws--not the Constitution--that requires the entire bench hear and decide on every case.

AnimalMuppet 44 days ago | [–]

True, but that's not what's usually meant by "packing the court".

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