'What a difference a judge makes'

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published 10 April 2024

'The future of the federal judiciary is on the ballot this November, too'

Bill Lueders at The Bulwark

Donald Trump's presidency was "hobbled by scandal and incompetence," but he was very successful in "reshaping the ideological makeup of the federal court system," says Bill Lueders. "Restoring some amount of balance is crucial to the integrity of our judiciary," which is "often the last line of defense that ordinary people have against the power of corporations and the state." Americans should remember that's one of the things at stake when they vote in November.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.