{"id":2365453,"date":"2024-11-07T07:30:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T12:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-trumps-election-could-fortify-a-conservative-high-court-majority-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-07T07:31:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T12:31:43","slug":"how-trumps-election-could-fortify-a-conservative-high-court-majority-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-trumps-election-could-fortify-a-conservative-high-court-majority-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"How Trump&#8217;s election could fortify a conservative high court majority &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhow-trumps-election-could-fortify-a-conservative-high-court-majority-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2365453&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the potential ramifications of\u2062 Donald Trump&#8217;s \u2064re-election for the U.S. Supreme Court, particularly in \u2063solidifying its \u200cconservative majority. With several current justices in their 70s, there is \u200bspeculation that they might\u200d retire, allowing Trump to appoint their successors and potentially expand\u200d the conservative\u2062 majority from 6-3 to \u20647-2. The piece highlights key conservative \u2062justices like Chief \u200dJustice John Roberts, Samuel Alito, \u200dand Clarence Thomas, noting their significant roles\u2063 in \u2063shaping \u2062conservative legal doctrine. It suggests that if Trump successfully \u200dnominates replacements, he could have the largest impact \u200con the Supreme Court since Franklin D.\u200c Roosevelt.<\/p>\n<p>The article also mentions the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-is-mitch-mcconnell-still-in-charge\/\" title=\"Why Does Mitch McConnell Remain in Power?\">favorable political conditions<\/a> for confirming new justices, especially after\u2064 Republicans regained control of the Senate.\u200b Furthermore, \u2062it touches on the\u200d current controversies surrounding Justices Thomas and Alito, including calls for \u200bimpeachment\u2064 from progressive lawmakers. Even though there are no indications that these justices will retire imminently, the\u2063 article posits that doing\u200c so could ensure their \u200dlegacies endure through\u200d similarly conservative appointees. Names \u2062are floated for potential replacements, and the process for judicial nominations is expected to be expedited under a Republican-majority \u2063Senate. this scenario depicts\u2063 Trump&#8217;s chance to cement a long-lasting\u2062 conservative influence in\u2062 the judiciary.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">How Trump&rsquo;s election could fortify a conservative Supreme Court majority<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1875283\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> could have a chance to solidify the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Supreme Court<\/a>&rsquo;s conservative majority for decades to come after he was elected to a second term in the White House on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Several of the high court&rsquo;s conservatives are in their 70s and may be tempted to retire with a Republican in the White House for the next four years. That decision would not change the balance of power on the court but could give Trump, who appointed three justices in his first term, an opportunity to extend the longevity of its 6-3 conservative majority.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-roberts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">John Roberts<\/a>, the chief justice, is 70, while Justices <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/samuel-alito\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Samuel Alito<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/clarence-thomas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Clarence Thomas<\/a> are 74 and 76, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>In a less likely scenario, the retirement of a Democratic-appointed justice would clear the way for that majority to expand to 7-2.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Justice Samuel Alito &amp; Justice Clarence Thomas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;If Justices Clarence&nbsp;Thomas&nbsp;and Sam&nbsp;Alito retire and Trump appoints their replacements &hellip; Trump will have appointed a majority of the court &mdash; the most since Franklin D. Roosevelt,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawdork.com\/p\/trump-won-what-does-does-it-mean?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=899862&amp;post_id=151279908&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=o0yti&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a> Chris Geidner, publisher of the <em>Law Dork <\/em>newsletter, noting Roosevelt was able to secure five appointees to the high court.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas, Alito, and Roberts, all appointed by Republican presidents, have played a significant role in advancing conservative judicial thought. <\/p>\n<p>Each signed on to a recent decision to upend the 1984 <em>Chevron<\/em> doctrine, giving courts license to decide if an agency&rsquo;s actions are in accordance with a law. Other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-arrest-who-is-defending-the-former-president\/\" title=\"Donald Trump arrest: Who is defending the former president?\">high-stakes cases<\/a> for the court include decisions that sent the issue of abortion access back to the states and blocked affirmative action in college admissions.<\/p>\n<p>Any new nominees would be in a favorable position to be confirmed in the Senate after Republicans took back the majority on Tuesday, with a net gain of at least three seats.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would bet the farm that both Alito and Thomas will step down in the next year or two, and Donald Trump will get to appoint their replacement,&rdquo; Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) <a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/2024\/11\/06\/trump-gop-poised-to-add-more-conservatives-to-federal-courts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told<\/a> <em>Roll Call<\/em>, adding those successors will be at least as conservative &ldquo;but 30 years younger.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Over his first term, Trump left a distinct mark on the Supreme Court by appointing three conservative justices, tipping the ideological balance to the right with the confirmations of Justice Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Justice Amy Coney Barrett.<\/p>\n<p>Replacements for any retiring justices are likely to be committed conservatives steeped in originalism, a philosophy that interprets the Constitution according to its original meaning. The liberal justices, now often relegated to dissenting opinions, need at least two conservatives to join them to shift any ruling, a difficult proposition under the court&rsquo;s current composition.<\/p>\n<p>The conservative composition has also fueled a campaign against Thomas and Alito by <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">left-wing activist groups stoking concerns<\/a> that the pair have engaged in ethical lapses. Their tenure has even led to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3076592\/aoc-impeachment-articles-supreme-court-justices-thomas-alito\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">calls<\/a> for impeachment by progressive lawmakers such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts poses for an official portrait at the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court building on Oct. 7, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thomas, Alito, and Roberts have not given any indication that they plan to retire in the next four years. Still, many observers believe that Thomas and Alito may step down to ensure their legacies continue through conservative successors. Roberts, who often seeks consensus, might view retirement with less urgency.<\/p>\n<p>If any of the conservative justices step down, legal experts and pundits like Trump ally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vivek-ramaswamy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vivek Ramaswamy<\/a> have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2576783\/ramaswamy-floats-naming-ted-cruz-and-mike-lee-as-next-conservative-supreme-court-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">floated names<\/a> as replacements, including James Ho and Kyle Duncan, judges for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. Another possible contender is Judge Lawrence VanDyke of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.<\/p>\n<p>What&rsquo;s more, Senate Republicans will likely speed along Trump&rsquo;s judicial nominations.<\/p>\n<p>With Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) anticipated to return as head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, the nomination process for Trump&rsquo;s judicial picks could proceed with minimal resistance. In addition to the Supreme Court, Trump will also work to fill other federal court vacancies, extending his influence across the judiciary.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden has only been able to nominate one justice during his time in office, appointing the first-ever black woman to the high court, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. But her appointment did not move the needle of the high court&rsquo;s majority, as she was named to replace Justice Stephen Breyer, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton.<\/p>\n<p>Biden has placed a record number of nonwhite judges onto the federal judiciary, one of the key goals of his administration, and has named 213 federal judges to date. Trump had appointed a total of 220 federal judges as of the same time period during his first term, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/judicialtracker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according<\/a> to a tracker from the Heritage Foundation.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On the liberal side of the bench, Justice Sonia Sotomayor is the oldest of the liberal justices at 70. She faces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2873937\/justice-sotomayor-made-rare-medical-requests-during-travel-records-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">health considerations<\/a> that some have speculated could lead to her retirement. But liberal justices will have an incentive to stay on the court in the hope that a Democratic president will be elected in four years.<\/p>\n<p>Brown is 54 years old, while the third liberal justice, Elena Kagan, is 64.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1875283\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1875283\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s re-election may strengthen the Supreme Court&#8217;s conservative majority<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2365455,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MixCollage-26-Mar-2024-11-02-AM-4252-1024x594.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4914,3728,5049,32275,3634],"class_list":["post-2365453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-conservative","tag-election","tag-majority","tag-supreme-court","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MixCollage-26-Mar-2024-11-02-AM-4252-1024x594.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2365453"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2365457,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365453\/revisions\/2365457"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2365455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2365453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2365453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2365453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}