Progressive groups and Democratic attorneys general will face more conservative federal appellate courts when challenging Trump administration policies than they did at the start of his first term.
Half of the 12 geographic circuit courts have a majority of judges appointed by Republican presidents, up from a third eight years ago. And some of the most historically liberal benches, including the San Francisco-based US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, are trending rightward with only a narrow liberal majority.
The shift has liberal litigants hoping to challenge Trump policies without the same safe haven that conservatives had during the ...
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