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Liberals in Congress and the White House have faced a conservative Supreme Court before

  • Written by Lucy Cane, Visiting Teaching Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Denver
imageMembers of the U.S. Supreme Court visit President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White House in 1934.AP Photo

With control of the White House and both houses of Congress, Democrats are looking to make major changes in government initiatives – including on climate change, immigration and education.

But many of those ideas may end up in court &nda...

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