Trump Presidency Ends Liberals’ Dream of Supreme Court Shift
- Abortion, gay rights, discrimination cases could be affected
- Aging court means Trump may have several appointments
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Donald Trump’s upset presidential election victory puts an end to dreams of a liberal U.S. Supreme Court -- at least for four years and perhaps for a generation.
Progressive interest groups were relishing the prospect that the court would have a majority of Democratic appointees for the first time since 1969. A Hillary Clinton win would have let her nominate a successor to the late Antonin Scalia and perhaps make additional appointments to an aging court.