There are no vacancies on the Supreme Court right now so unclear why this has been announced other than that it coincides with FedSoc and White House Counsel's speech
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4:24 White House sends out new SCOTUS list 4:38: Judicial Crisis Network sends out statement praising the judges with links to biographical info
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"I can safely say it’s not just talk," says White House Counsel McGahn of Trump's commitment to appointing "originalists and textualists" to the courts
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In criticizing the "administrative state" McGahn cites one recent SCOTUS ruling -- that struck down a Depression-era regulation:https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-raisins/u-s-supreme-court-rules-government-must-compensate-farmers-over-raisin-program-idUSKBN0P21KY20150622 …
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He also mentions Sackett v. EPA, which -- it should be noted -- was a unanimous ruling in a case that started in the Bush administration:https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-epa/u-s-top-court-backs-landowners-limits-power-of-epa-idUSBRE82K0YT20120321 …
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McGahn says Justice Thomas’s opinions are “driving intellectual force” behind the Trump administration’s approach to regulatory state
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McGahn credits McConnell for keeping judicial vacancies open under Obama so Trump can fill them: "The majority leader is really the one who has created this opportunity"
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McGahn takes aim at judicial selection commissions and the ABA: "The ABA has no role whatsoever"
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McGahn finishes. Speech maybe shows he has a big role in pushing the fight against the "administrative state" in the White House
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Unless someone retires or is "retired" by May or early June of 18, none of these folks will pass the Dem Senate elected in 2018.
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