The possibility of expanding the Supreme Court

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<p><a href="https://apple.news/ARV5c7WKHRle082gC_he6KQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> looks at how the number of Supreme Court seats has changed throughout history. And <a href="https://apple.news/AlHbCret9S42J-jQL9Xb9Hw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico Magazine</a> explains how Republicans have led efforts to change the number of justices on state Supreme Courts.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AIpO9PDOYQKW12JS7d9v_BA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Stat</a> reports that two presidents of historically Black universities who encouraged their communities to participate in coronavirus vaccine trails were immediately met with backlash. And <a href="https://apple.news/AL8ZilkQHTxW0Arwq8YtG0A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ProPublica</a> has the story of a Louisiana hospital that sent Black COVID-19 patients home to die.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AaJjjiSA3Rr686wvY5ymyAQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">L.A. Times</a> is out with a piece about incarcerated people in prison factories who were kept working during the pandemic, sometimes manufacturing essential items like masks and hand sanitizer.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AkNFtYww7R3OfLlpVdUXjRQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Time</a> discusses a UK-based study into the ability of dogs to detect the coronavirus.</p>