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Commentary: The Supreme Court’s purely ideological reasoning will change our lives

The U.S. Supreme Court building as seen on Sunday, July 11, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

Two Supreme Court rulings on Friday that dramatically change the law are profound reminders that presidential elections matter enormously for all of us. Like so many of the court’s recent actions, these were 6-3 rulings, with the three justices appointed by President Trump in the majority. These decisions — as with the overruling of Roe v. Wade and the expansion of gun rights in recent years — simply would not have happened if Hillary Clinton had won the presidency in 2016 and she had picked

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