Supreme Court Politicisation Examples

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Examples for the appointments process being political

  • Trump appointed 3 conservative justices swinging the court to be a conservative majority

  • Republicans blocked Garland in 2016

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Examples for the appointments process being judicial

  • Roberts was nominated by Bush but swings liberal is some cases eg/ Nation Federation of Independent Businesses v. Sebelius in 2012

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Examples for the the rulings and choices being political

  • Dobbs v. Jackson 2022 overturning Roe v. Wade

  • New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen 2022 (Guns)

  • Kennedy v. Bremerton School District 2022 (Religion)

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Examples for the rulings and choices being judicial 

  • Allen v. Milligan 2023 (Republican voting liberal)

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Examples for judicial independence being political

  • No impeachment since 1805

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Examples for judicial independence being judicial

  • United States v. Nixon 1974

  • Texas v. Johnson 1989

  • Both acted as checks on the other branches