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What Would Have Been Justice Scalia's Legacy If He Survived Into The Trump Presidency?
Richard Re poses thought provoking questions about a Scalia counterfactual on Earth 2.0.
Richard Re wrote a characteristically insightful post evaluating Justice Scalia's "uncertain legacy." Richard makes ...
The article presents an interesting perspective on how Justice Scalia's legacy might have evolved if he had survived into the Trump presidency. It discusses potential changes in his stance on various legal issues such as agency deference, religious exemptions, and the Second Amendment. The article also reflects on the current state of Scalia's legacy among conservative legal circles and how it has been interpreted or altered by his successors.
The counterfactual scenarios presented in the articl...
