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Expand the Courts (Without Overthinking It)

Boom! Lawyered returns for its fifth season.

Protesters chant as they block the doors to the U.S. Supreme Court while opposing the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh in 2018. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

As Boom! Lawyered returns for its fifth season, #TeamLegal has come to the inexorable conclusion that it’s time to expand the courts. But is there a non-messy way to do that? How much math has to be involved? And what can be done about the conservative radicalization of the lower courts? Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy dive into all of that and more.

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