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5) When he was confirmed, Roberts famously claimed that the proper role of the court was to be “an umpire, calling balls and strikes.” But while previous justices toggled between narrow and expansive strike zones, the Roberts court declares winners and losers.

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6) Thought experiment: Imagine that in November 2008, you sank into a coma. Revived today, you would be told that the Voting Rights Act was all but repealed and Roe v. Wade had been overturned, with NO congressional action, and that Trump was leading polls despite leading an insurrection.

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