Charlie Savage

But in newly released materials, members of the panel acknowledged “profound disagreement” over the wisdom of adding more justices to the court.

The former president has leveraged the slow judicial process in the past to thwart congressional oversight, but the Jan. 6 case may be different.

But a Trump lawyer has signaled an intent to appeal the ruling, which raises novel issues about an ex-president’s executive privilege powers.

The 1908 case held that state officials could be sued in federal court to prevent them from enforcing unconstitutional laws.

A process intended to help the court deal with emergency petitions and routine matters has grown into a backdoor way of making major policy decisions.

The commission’s aspirations go beyond considering whether to add seats — or “pack” — the court.

President Biden’s new panel, which is set to meet on Friday, has ambitions to tackle many other proposals to overhaul the court.