Trump Would Cement a Supreme Court Revolution: Noah Feldman

The 2016 presidential election turned out to be pivotal for the Supreme Court. Donald Trump’s presidency led to his appointment of three justices, the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and the launch of a conservative constitutional revolution. Had Hillary Clinton been elected, liberals would have achieved a genuine majority on the court for the first time since the 1960s.

The stakes of the 2024 election may be almost as high. Archconservative justices Clarence Thomas (aged 76) and Samuel Alito (aged 74) are likely to retire if Trump is elected and Republicans control the Senate. Trump will then replace them with ...