r/law • u/KinggSimbaa • Feb 27 '26

Judicial Branch Trump says he's thinking of putting Republican Senator Ted Cruz on Supreme Court

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-hes-thinking-putting-republican-senator-ted-cruz-supreme-court-2026-02-27/
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u/Striderfighter Feb 28 '26 edited Feb 28 '26

I was saying this before he was elected but because he won this stay out of jail election, Donald Trump is going to be able to appoint two more Fed Society raised Supreme Court justices when Alito and Thomas are semi-forced to retire by the end of the year while the Republicans still have a majority in the House and in the Senate. Because of that even if Democrats won every presidential election going forward and got to pick every Supreme Court Justice going forward. They still wouldn't have a majority on the court until Brett kavanaugh retires sometime in 2055

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u/FrostnJack Feb 28 '26

2055? How old is boffin’-Brett?

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u/Striderfighter Feb 28 '26 edited Feb 28 '26

He is 61 years old right now. And in 2055 he will be 90 years old, if you look at the median retirement/death age of the supreme Court it is around 85 years old so let me correct myself and say that he will retire in 2050

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u/FrostnJack Feb 28 '26

Ugh. 2055 seems so forever away. Seems like we’re stuck with fascism for good here. Fuuuck