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How the Supreme Court can maintain its legitimacy amid intensifying partisanship

  • Written by Bruce Peabody, Professor of American Politics, Fairleigh Dickinson University
imageSen. Kamala Harris speaks via video link during the second day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Oct. 13, 2020 in Washington, D.C.Patrick Semansky-Pool/Getty Images

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