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Senator Mitch McConnell engineered a rightward shift of the U.S. federal judiciary throughout his political career, culminating in a Supreme Court decision in June 2022 when the Court’s conservative majority revoked the constitutional right to an abortion by reversing Roe v.
Sep 1, 2023 · Mitch McConnell, who has announced he will step down from his role as Senate GOP leader, was an uncharismatic Kentucky lawyer who came to rule the Senate and remake the US Supreme Court.
Nov 20, 2020 · How a partisan war for the Supreme Court culminated in Amy Coney Barrett’s controversial nomination. From left to right: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell; Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
- McConnell’s Strategy During Obama’s Presidency
- Trump’s Judicial Appointments, with McConnell’s Help
- Biden’s Impact on The Judiciary
During the first 2020 presidential debate on Sept. 29, President Trump boasted of the “record” number of judges he had appointed, adding that one of the reasons he had the chance to appoint so many was because former President Barack Obama had left so many vacancies. “When you leave office, you don’t leave any judges,” Trump said. “That’s like, you...
When Trump won the 2016 election, Senate Majority Leader McConnell employed the “nuclear option” when Senate Republicans ended filibusters for Supreme Court nominees — stymieing attempts from Democrats to block Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation. Thirty of President Trump’s appeals court nominees were confirmed during his first two years of office. Accord...
When President Joe Biden took office in 2021, Sen. McConnell once again became Senate minority leader, with fewer tools at his disposal to shape the makeup of the nation’s judges. Amid that new dynamic, President Biden has left his own mark on the judiciary, nominating demographically diverse candidates. In June, Biden confirmed his 100th district ...
Oct 27, 2020 · Mr. McConnell, Republican of Kentucky and the majority leader, had moved just as quickly in 2016 to block President Barack Obama from filling a Supreme Court vacancy nine months before the...
Feb 29, 2024 · Mitch McConnell went to extraordinary lengths to transform the federal judiciary. But did he win the day for conservatism or for Trump?
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Dec 23, 2020 · Mitch McConnell has consistently rejected the rules and norms that once guided Supreme Court nominations. He says he's taken his cue from the Democrats. This week, we dig into the history...
