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Why the Supreme Court matters for workers

  • Written by Michele Gilman, Venable Professor of Law, University of Baltimore

Donald Trump touts that as president he would be good for American workers.

Although many of his plans are vague or possibly harmful, there is one clear outcome of a Trump presidency: with the power to appoint Supreme Court justices, Trump promises to continue a conservative majority.

We usually think of the Supreme Court in terms of what it...

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