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Partisan Supreme Court battles are as old as the United States itself

  • Written by John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College
imageAs the nation mourns Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a partisan fight over her replacement begins.AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

The framers of the Constitution envisioned a Supreme Court that would be largely outside politics, protecting Americans’ liberties. Alexander Hamilton, for instance, declared that “a limited Constitution … can be...

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