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Under Trump, US government legal stance poised to shift at Supreme Court
Republican Donald Trump's return to the presidency is expected to precipitate a shift in the U.S. government's legal stance in major cases pending at the Supreme Court, including a closely watched dispute involving Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors.
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Will the Supreme Court Stand Up to Trump? Can It?
Although the Supreme Court’s formal power comes from Article III of the U.S. Constitution, its real power comes from public support for the court as an institution. The court depends upon the elected branches for everything from its budget to its building to its calendar and its statutory authority to hear almost all of the cases that it decides.
Trump will name more conservative judges. He may even pick a majority of the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court doesn't have any vacancies, but Republicans are keeping a close eye on Justices Alito and Thomas for potential retirements in Trump's second term.
Meet the Extremist Trump Judges Likely to Shift the Supreme Court Even Further Right
As the most partisan justice on the court today, Alito does seem primed to retire under Trump, probably this summer, to ensure an equally hard-right successor. Similarly, Thomas has shown himself to be a staunch Trump loyalist,
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Opinion | A Trump win would have big implications for these two elderly Supreme Court justices
If Trump is elected, the pressure on the federal judiciary to hold the Constitution, and therefore our country, together will be enormous.
With Trump win, focus turns to older Supreme Court justices
Some liberals called for Justice Sonia Sotomayor to retire before Donald Trump returns to the White House. But Democrats would struggle to confirm a replacement.
Supreme Court whiplash: What Trump's win means for guns and transgender care
A new Trump administration could change course on Supreme Court cases over transgender care for minors and untraceable "ghost guns."
Some secret recordings OK to use in court: NH Supreme Court
Some secretly recorded conversations can be used in court proceedings, the state’s highest court ruled in a decision released Wednesday.
Supreme Court Nominations Anticipated Under New Administration
Spread the loveWith President Trump securing a second term, attention turns to the potential reshaping of the Supreme Court, as several justices approach retirement age. Potential Vacancies and Nominations Aging Justices: Speculation surrounds the future of older justices,
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Alito Set to Destroy Republicans’ Trump-Packed Supreme Court Dreams
Justice Samuel Alito has slammed the door on overeager Republicans’ hopes for a Trump-packed Supreme Court.
Experts predict Trump will tap his own appellate judges for Supreme Court in the event of a retirement
Experts say President-elect Trump will reliably fall back on previous judicial philosophies and original appellate appointees ...
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How Supreme Court Elections Set the Stage for Coming Battles, from Voting to Abortion
More than before, progressives working to protect people’s rights will need state supreme courts to be hospitable to lawsuits ...
Despite pressure on Sotomayor, Supreme Court unlikely to change before Trump takes office. Here's why.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor is the first Hispanic justice and at 70, is not the oldest member of the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court denies Mark Meadows' bid to move election subversion case to federal court
The Supreme Court has rejected a petition from Mark Meadows, the former White House chief of staff during the first Trump ...
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The Republican Party’s Biggest Winner
Flathead Beacon opinion columnist John McCaslin is a longtime journalist and author. He lives in Bigfork. He was Montana’s ...
Trump Takes Aim at Republicans
Even as he fulminates against Democrats and bureaucrats, Trump’s most radical proposals are aimed at bypassing members of his ...
Trump jokes about third term as Republicans win House
Donald Trump has joked about running for a third term as president even though it would flout the rules of the US ...