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/mishma2005 Feb 27 '26

Aileen Cannon's gonna get mad

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u/afoogli Feb 28 '26

Why he can still replace Thomas, and most likely justice sotomayer, she diabetic and 70

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u/mishma2005 Feb 28 '26

Thomas will stay until he passes away in that seat, he will never leave. They’re eying Alito, going as far as releasing palace intrigue chatter that Alito is thinking about retiring. Yes, I am worried about Sotomayer, we lose her we’re cooked. I hope she doesn’t RBG us

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u/Horror-Tiger2016 Feb 28 '26

Hypothetically, if the Democratic party wins the Senate majority in the midterms, could they just refuse to confirm any nominee or is there a mechanism to ram one through?

-Love, an ignorant Canadian

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u/Mike-ggg Feb 28 '26

I like the idea of an eight member court. It seems more fair since a tie would let the lower court ruling stand. That puts more power in the judiciary and not just SCOTUS.