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In 1937, it was said that a critical shift of one justice in a critical case ended the move to pack the Court by Franklin Delano Roosevelt. It was said that it was "a shift in time saves nine." In 2024, a shift in the Senate may have had the same impact. Trump's victory means that absent a renewal of the court-packing scheme and other extreme measures of the left, the Court will remain unchanged institutionally for at least a decade.

The expectation is that Associate Justice Clarence Thomas could use this perfect time to retire and ensure that his seat will be filled with a fellow conservative jurist. Justice Samuel Alito may also consider this a good time for a safe harbor departure. They have a couple of years before they reach the redline for nominations before the next election.

The election means that court-packing schemes are now effectively scuttled despite the support of Democratic senators like Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D., R.I. Given Kamala Harris's reported support, the Supreme Court dodged one of the greatest threats to its integrity in its history.

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The impact on the law will also be pronounced. Returning the issue of abortion to the states will remain unchanged. A younger generation will grow up in a country where the voters of each state are allowed to determine what limits to place on abortions.

Likewise, gun rights and religious rights will continue to be robustly protected. The checks on the administrative state are also likely to be strengthened. Pushes for wealth taxes and other measures will likely receive an even more skeptical court.

The possible appointment of two new........

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