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المحكمة العليا في عهد ترامب

By Ninian Carter

January 17, 2025 - دونالد ترامب قد يستفيد من حريات مهمة عندما يعود إلى منصبه، وذلك بفضل الأغلبية الجمهورية في المحكمة العليا الأميركية.

When Donald Trump assumes office, he will do so with an edge over his predecessors by having six of the nine members of the U.S. Supreme Court appointees of Republican presidents.

Trump will appreciate significant freedoms despite having a narrow majority in the House of Representatives, although he would be wise not to assume the Supreme Court is necessarily on his side.

However, landmark rulings on abortion rights, expanding second amendment rights and presidential immunity were all in his favour, with six conservative justices voting one way and three liberal justices voting the other.

If any current justices retire in the next four years, Trump will be able to appoint their replacements, allowing him to maintain his supermajority.

The two oldest justices are Samuel Alito (76) and Clarence Thomas (74) – both of them the most conservative-leaning members of the supreme court.

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PUBLISHED: 17/01/2025; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Getty Images
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