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The transformation of the U.S. Supreme Court in recent decades cannot be fully explained by polarization or culture wars.

PoliticsLegal IssuesInstitutional InfluenceMay 2, 2026score 0.173 posts · 0 replies across 1 instances
The thread discusses the transformation of the U.S. Supreme Court over recent decades, arguing that polarization and culture wars are insufficient explanations for its changes. Instead, it suggests that wealthy groups have influenced the court through investments in legal education and institutions like the Federalist Society.

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The transformation of the U.S. Supreme Court in recent decades cannot be fully explained by polarization or culture wars.
Parent: U.S. PoliticsEntity: Supreme CourtImpact: negativeDate: May 2, 2026Target: The transformation of the U.S. Supreme Court in recent decades
Wealthy groups have influenced the U.S. Supreme Court through investments in legal education and institutions like the Federalist Society.
Parent: Institutional InfluenceEntity: Federalist SocietyImpact: negativeDate: May 2, 2026Target: Wealthy groups' influence on the U.S. Supreme Court through investments in legal education and institutions like the Federalist Society

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ttps://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/power-democracy-and-clarity 1/ "Polarization or culture war explanations don’t explain what has happened to the Supreme Court in recent decades. " #US #elections #voting #voters #votingrightsact #VRA #democracy
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donmoynihan.substack.com/p/power-demo... 1/ "Polarization or culture war explanations don’t explain what has happened to the Supreme Court in recent decades." #US #elections #voting #voters #votingrightsact #VRA #democracy Power, democracy, and clarity
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https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/power-democracy-and-clarity "Polarization or culture war explanations don’t explain what has happened to the Supreme Court in recent decades. The banal explanation is that very wealthy groups organized a project to capture the institution through a series of investments into college campuses and the legal profession, such as with the creation of the Federalist Society." #US #elections #voting #voters #votingrightsact #VRA #democracy
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