The Ginsburg Gamble and the Future of the Supreme Court
Posted: April 12, 2017 Filed under: History, Law & Justice, Politics | Tags: Jonathan Turley, Justice Ginsburg, Mitch McConnell, Neil Gorsuch, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court Leave a comment
Below is my column on the unfolding future of the Supreme Court after the confirmation of Justice Neil Gorsuch and the elimination of filibusters in the selection of Supreme Court nominees. For years, commentators have been discussing the timing of the retirement of our older justices, including Justice Ginsburg. There was rising concern when Ginsburg decided to stay on the Court past the midterm mark of the second Obama term. Those concerns have now been magnified and realized with the Trump election and filibuster elimination. Of course, the same concerns are raised by the possible retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, the swing vote on the current Court. New rumors have arisen this week about Kennedy. However, of all of the older justices, it is replacement of Ginsburg that could produce the most profound changes for the country.
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