We review a year when the country avoided gridlock, and the normal midterm pummelling of the president’s party
Roe v Wade
. For the first time in half a century, it no longer has a 5-4 split, with a swing vote in the middle, but a 6-3 conservative majority thanks to the three justices appointed under Donald Trump’s presidency. Over the past year the consequences have proved to be dramatic—and not just for abortion. In a, the court weakened gun controls, eroded the separation of church and state and limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate emissions from power plants.
The composition of the court changed in 2022, but not its conservative-liberal split. President Joe Biden successfully replaced one liberal justice with another, following the retirement of Stephen Breyer, and made history in the process.America’s divisions were on full display in the campaign for the midterm elections in November, which were the
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