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The Trump Supreme Court Legacy

Big Red Car — Sun, 02 Jul 2023 16:36:21 +0000

The US Supreme Court is the highest court in the nation and is composed of nine Justices — a Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices. When there is a vacancy, the President nominates/appoints a candidate, the Senate conducts hearings, and the Senate then confirms or denies the appointment. Technically, the Constitution authorizes the President to […]

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Threatening The Supreme Court of the United States — Bad Juju

Big Red Car — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 19:35:03 +0000

Being a Supreme Court Justice seems like a good gig. Full disclosure: I have never been a Supreme Court though I once met John Roberts in the bar of the Old Edwards Inn in Highlands, NC and chatted with him amiably about local fly fishing. He had two enormous US Marshalls guarding him, both of […]

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Conservative Judges

Big Red Car — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 13:38:45 +0000

There are those who say that President Trump’s legacy will be the conservative judges he appointed and had confirmed to the Supreme Court. Maybe so. Here is an interesting insight into that question. Recent decisions don’t yet support that legacy, but it is early. There was a recent decision that does indeed show the impact […]

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