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Will Merrick Garland, Joe Biden's pick for attorney general, be independent in that role? History says it's unlikely

  • Written by Joshua Holzer, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Westminster College
imageAttorney general nominee Merrick Garland speaks during an event with President-elect Joe Biden.AP Photo/Susan Walsh

Five years after he was nominated to the Supreme Court, Merrick Garland, the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, is President-elect Biden’s choice to lead the Justice Department as the...

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