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How Mitch Rigged the Courts

Strict Scrutiny

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The Obama Administration Has Been a Huge Assault on the Judiciary

i'm a huge frind on presidet o bomma, too, but let him be a little critical. So aboa failed to play the game when it came to restocking the judiciary - full stop. His nominations looked like he was expecting the senate of the 19 seventies to magically reappear and deliberate in good faith. But republicans have been treating the courts like the key to gaining and retaining power. And things have changed a bit under president bydon. There are now many more judges with a background in public defence and indigent defence. Im appointed leader, the first openly l gb t c woman to the court of appeals age, you know, the average

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