Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s latest health scare gave liberals renewed cause to worry and conservatives a chance to envision that President Donald Trump might eventually make a third nomination to an already conservative U.S. Supreme Court.
The 85-year-old jurist underwent lung surgery Friday to remove two cancerous growths. Although doctors found no evidence of any remaining disease, the episode was a reminder of how quickly a health issue can change the court’s composition.
Liberals are already bracing for the impact of Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who on Friday joined three conservative colleagues in voting unsuccessfully to let Trump start barring asylum ...
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