The SCOTUS Conservative 'Supermajority'

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The SCOTUS Conservative 'Supermajority'

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Jun 6, 2023

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Constitutional lawyer and Brennan Center for Justice President Michael Waldman says there's a growing divide between the electorate and the Supreme Court: "the country is moving in one direction ... the Court is moving fast in another direction." His book is The Supermajority.

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Jun 6, 2023

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