SCOTUS Supermajority's Impact on Abortion and Gun Policies.

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SCOTUS Supermajority's Impact on Abortion and Gun Policies.
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Constitutional lawyer Michael Waldman argues that the conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court, including three appointees of President Trump, have defied longstanding precedents and rendered far-reaching decisions on gun control, reproductive rights, environmental regulations, and voting rights. Waldman says that the principle of "originalism" is fundamentally flawed and that state courts and state constitutions can be a strong bulwark for protection of rights, for advancement of equality, for promoting democracy.

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