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Paul M. Collins Jr., Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst

What to expect from federal judges appointed by Trump or Harris − based on what we’ve seen from Trump and Biden picks for the Supreme Court and lower courts

A pediment on the U.S. Supreme Court promising that justice is the guardian of liberty. Kimm Baker/Moment/Getty Images

The past eight years have clearly demonstrated that who sits on the federal courts matters.

The country has watched the Supreme Court take a sharp turn to the right on issues such as abortion, the Second Amendment and presidential power.

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