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Tag: History of Supreme Court

Supreme Court surprises: You don’t always get what you want

February 1, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Courts, History, Supreme Court [SCOTUS], Trump Leave a comment

How will the next justice appointed to the Supreme Court vote? The answer, history tells us, is: We don’t know for sure. Surprises happen.

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Supreme Court nominees who were rejected: Lessons from history

February 18, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik Congress, Courts, History, Politics, Supreme Court [SCOTUS] 2 comments

In the 227-year history of the Supreme Court, about 80% of nominees have been confirmed. But the road to confirmation can be rocky, and

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