Former President Donald Trump's conservative appointments to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit have made the historically liberal bench more moderate, court watchers say.
Former President Donald Trump's conservative appointments to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit have made the historically liberal bench more moderate, court watchers say.
Justices on the Supreme Court have been more vocal in recent years than they have in prior decades, speaking out about the court amid rising partisan discord. But court watchers are split on whether the justices should continue to bow to pressure and weigh in on the political quarrels sparked by their rulings.
Justices on the Supreme Court have been more vocal in recent years than they have in prior decades, speaking out about the court amid rising partisan discord. But court watchers are split on whether the justices should continue to bow to pressure and weigh in on the political quarrels sparked by their rulings.