Carol Sanger

Professor of Law, Columbia Law School

Barbara Aronstein Black Professor of Law at Columbia Law School and author of "About Abortion: Terminating Pregnancy in Twenty-First-Century America."

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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.

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.

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