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A seismic change has taken place at the Supreme Court – but it's not clear if the shift is about principle or party

  • Written by Morgan Marietta, Professor of Political Science, UMass Lowell
imageThe U.S. Supreme Court Building is shown in September 2022.Sarah Silbiger for The Washington Post via Getty Images

In the summer of 2022, the U.S. witnessed a dramatic change in how the majority of Supreme Court justices understand the Constitution.

At the end of a single term, the court rejected the long-standing constitutional right to abortion,...

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