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The Guardian - US
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Margaret Sullivan

Why did this conservative US judge endorse Kamala Harris?

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‘He described it as a simple matter of knowing right from wrong – not merely right from left.’ Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

J Michael Luttig has never endorsed a Democrat before. That’s no surprise since the well-respected legal scholar – a retired federal appeals court judge – leans well right of center.

Appointed by the first President Bush in 1991, Luttig is from the old school of the Republican party. He once worked in Ronald Reagan’s White House and served as a law clerk to Antonin Scalia.

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