On this episode, Craziness in the Court, UNC undergraduates will examine the highly controversial and debated topic of court packing. Unlike many other information outlets Noah, Tsehai, and Michael try to remain as neutral as possible in order to educate listeners rather than sway them; this allows you to make your own educated opinion not anyone else. Tune in to hear arguments from both sides and outlets where you can act upon your newfound knowledge and political opinion.

Popular Sources:

Packing (And Unpacking) the US Supreme Court: A Brief History | Maryland State Bar Association – MSBA

The Court as an Institution - Supreme Court of the United States

What does packing the Supreme Court mean? The Democrats' nuclear option, explained - Vox

Democrats to introduce bill to expand Supreme Court from 9 to 13 justices

Opinion | Don't Pack the Court. Allow the Number of Justices to Float. - POLITICO

Scholarly Sources: 

Ideological Proximity and Expansions to the Federal Judiciary from 1937 to 2012: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/697900

Evidence from the 1937 court-packing plan: The Journal of Legal Studies:https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/705385

The Endgame of Court-Packing: Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3835502 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3835502