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Neal Katyal: “It's kind of weird, the way that there have been imbalances, of the last 18 justices, 14 appointed by Republican…”

On the recordSeptember 27, 2020
It's kind of weird, the way that there have been imbalances, of the last 18 justices, 14 appointed by Republican presidents, and Trump wants to make it 15 of 19.
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Neal Katyal
Democratic · District of Columbia
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Katyal discusses the imbalance in Supreme Court appointments and proposes term limits for justices.

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