The U.S. Constitution doesn't specify how many Supreme Court justices are necessary—and there weren’t always nine on the bench.

A lot of people are focused on the courts generally, and on my court in particular,” Justice Elena Kagan said.

President Trump said the Supreme Court had made possible his campaign to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs, which he considers unfair to white people and members of other majority groups. The court hasn’t had any cases involving DEI programs,