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Republicans can confirm a Supreme Court justice if Democrats take the Senate, but at what cost?

If Republicans attempt to confirm a nominee, they will trigger a historic fight and hand Democrats the justification needed to reshape the high court.

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Originalism: What it is, what it isn’t and why it’s the most democratic option for the Supreme Court

A majority of Supreme Court justices follow originalism, the mode of constitutional interpretation championed by late Justice Antonin Scalia. A former Scalia law clerk explains what originalism means.