The Future of the Supreme Court in the Liberal Imagination
With the Right firmly in control of the Supreme Court, elite liberals' veneration of the undemocratic body might finally be coming to an end.
Brett Kavanaugh looks on as Donald Trump introduces him as his nominee to the US Supreme Court during an event in the East Room of the White House on July 9, 2018. Chip Somodevilla / Getty
Imagine you’re a law student today — remembering how Gorsuch was appointed for a seat that should have gone to Merrick Garland; thinking about how Kavanaugh was appointed despite the obvious truth of Christine Blasey Ford’s claims about his attempted assault on her; and anticipating the very real possibility that Trump may get yet a third appointment to replace Ginsburg.
The Supreme Court of your future will consist of a six-person right-wing majority.
Two of those justices will forever have the stench of credible charges of sexual assault or sexual harassment hanging over them.
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