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The Supreme Court and the End of Judicial Restraint
Senate confirmation for SCOTUS nominees has become a political circus. That’s because unelected judges have seized legislative powers--when Congress fails to take action. Ruth Bader Ginsburg says Roe v.
By Warren Olney • • 49m ListenSenate confirmation for JFK’s first Supreme Court nominee took 11 minutes. Brett Kavanaugh’s will take days of rancorous, partisan dispute--even though he’s almost a shoe-in. Reporter, lawyer and legal scholar David Kaplan says “Bush v. Gore” and “Roe v. Wade” have made the high court the “most dangerous branch” of government, whatever you think of the outcomes.
Supreme Court Judges, 2017. Photo credit: Franz Jantzen
