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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
National
David G. Savage

Analysis: Supreme Court is bold, confident, conservative and ready to move further right

WASHINGTON — This is not the Supreme Court most Americans have known.

Since Chief Justice Earl Warren retired in 1969, ending an era of liberal activism, the high court has been dominated by moderates.

They included Lewis Powell, a soft-spoken Southern lawyer appointed by President Richard Nixon, and Sandra Day O'Connor and Anthony Kennedy, both appointed by President Ronald Reagan.

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