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Updated November 3, 2020 Rule of Law
War Crime / Crime Against Humanity

Judicial Appointments: Packing Courts with Ideological Judges Who Lied at Confirmation

The Trump-McConnell judicial project placed 226 federal judges and three Supreme Court justices — the highest court transformation since Reagan. Kavanaugh was confirmed in a process widely criticized for inadequate FBI investigation of sexual assault allegations. Barrett was confirmed after McConnell refused to hold hearings for Merrick Garland for 293 days, then confirmed Barrett in 27 days. Justices Kavanaugh, Barrett, and Gorsuch each made statements about settled law at confirmation that were contradicted by their votes in Dobbs v. Jackson.

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Updated June 24, 2022 Civil Rights
Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Ongoing

Supreme Court: Three Justices in Four Years — Fundamental Rights Overturned

Trump's three appointments fundamentally altered the Supreme Court's ideological composition. The Gorsuch seat had been held open for nearly a year through Senate Majority Leader McConnell's refusal to consider Obama nominee Merrick Garland. Barrett was confirmed October 26, 2020 — eight days before the election, after Republicans had cited 'the Garland rule' (refusing election-year nominations) in 2016. The conservative majority overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022 in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, eliminating federal abortion rights recognized for 49 years. The same term saw rollbacks of administrative agency authority (West Virginia v. EPA) and expansion of Second Amendment rights (Bruen).

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