The Supreme Court’s new modesty
by David Von Drehle
Jul 02, 2016
2 minutes
THE PLAN, HATCHED BY SENATE Republicans after the unexpected death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February, was to make the presidential election into a referendum on the future of the Supreme Court.
But the court has not cooperated.
Given multiple chances to stir up a ruckus at the end of the term, the eight Justices used a mixture of strategic silence and status quo rulings
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