Welcome to Supreme Court Brief. The justices are back on Friday for their regularly scheduled conference. The list contains some familiar hot-button issues. Meanwhile, court scholars and others are debating proposals for changing the Supreme Court. We take a look at what four scholars said at a recent Yale Law School forum. Hundreds of judges gathered virtually to remember the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on what would have been her 88th birthday. We recount what Justice Stephen Breyer and some others had to say. And the Kavanaugh confirmation has resurfaced, as a U.S. senator wants a fresh look into the FBI's investigation of misconduct allegations that roiled the high-court proceeding.

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