Presidential influence on the Supreme Court of the United States: The Trump Effect
October 7
Jolly Emrey, associate professor, Politics, Government, and Law
Scholars of law and courts have argued for decades that presidential elections matter because of the executive’s power to nominate/appoint justices to the Supreme Court of the United States. Of course, the impact of appointments is greatest when a president has the ability to change the ideological direction of Court rulings. Donald Trump isn’t the first president who has been able to make a shift in ideology with appointees, but he is perhaps the most influential in recent years. We will explore some of the decisions of the Court with Trump appointees, and we will also take a look back at a few other presidents whose appointees also shaped new rulings.
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