Bloomberg Law
May 26, 2016, 1:57 PM UTC

Is an Eight-Member Supreme Court So Bad?

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ByKimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Bloomberg BNA

An eight-member Supreme Court over “an extended period of time is harmful to the proper functioning of the Court and to the nationwide rule of law,” a May 20 report by progressive groups People for the American Way and the Constitutional Accountability Center said.

The court has been short staffed since Justice Antonin Scalia passed away Feb. 13. Senate Republicans have vowed to hold off confirmation hearings until the next president is in office.

But the current eight-member court might not be so bad, according to Georgia State University College of Law professor ...

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