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prevent new deal legislation from being declared unconstitutional
To get more New Deal supporters on the Court.
Yes. Both houses of Congress must agree on and vote to pass the same legislation in order to change the size of the US Supreme Court. For more information, see Related Questions, below.
The number of Supreme Court justices is determined by Congress through legislation. The Constitution does not specify the exact number of justices, so it can be changed by Congress. The current number of justices is set at nine, but it has varied throughout history.
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The Canadian Constitution.
He wanted more liberal justices in the court.
Congress decides how many justices should be on the US Supreme Court. The current number, nine, was set by the Judiciary Act of 1869.
SevenThe number of justices that serve on the Georgia Supreme Court is 7. The member that has been there the longest is Robert Benham.
Congress created the law that fixed the number of justices on the Supreme Court in 1869; the number has not changed since then. Under the US Constitution, the number of justices is not mentioned. Congress decides how many justices there shall be and has changed the number from time to time.
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