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Obama Must Save the Courts to Save America From Trump
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The Constitution gives the president the power to appoint judges in the upcoming congressional recess. Here’s why he needs to use it, but not on the Supreme Court.
Jay Michaelson
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Nov. 26 2016
1:00AM EST
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