Constitutional Law,
U.S. Supreme Court
Jul. 13, 2021
Don’t underestimate the conservativism of the Roberts court
The U.S. Supreme Court’s October 2020 term which ended on July 2 should be seen as a reminder of the basic reality: It is a very conservative court and will be for a long time to come.
Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law
UC Berkeley School of Law
Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).
The U.S. Supreme Court's October 2020 term which ended on July 2 should be seen as a reminder of the basic reality: It is a very conservative court and will be for a long time to come. This is a court with six justices appointed by Republican presidents and there are five staunch conservative justices in Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett. President Donald Trump's three picks to the Supreme Court will be the most long-la...
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