Melissa Murray
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first heard Jun 2026
last heard 5d ago
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Keatons, who emerged in his wake.
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He is less known for his stunning takeover of the American judiciary.
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You know, one.
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Why is this aspect of Reagan's legacy so overlooked?
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Two, when we do appreciate what the Reagan presidency did for the court, why do we think only of the court?
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Because as you note in the book, this is a transformation from the bottom up.
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The entire federal judiciary and also state courts are part of the picture too.
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I don't think we fully appreciate how the first Trump administration actually did change the complexion of the judiciary, like very, very significantly.
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I think the Biden administration was able to do a lot of work to counteract that, but it's all being reinstated in Trump too, with the kinds of judges who are being appointed.
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And so, you know, may maybe this is just a story that we don't register what's going on with courts.
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Like
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When Jimmy Carter died, I did this whole thread on Blue Sky about his impact and diversifying the federal judiciary.
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And people were like, Oh my god, this is amazing.
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And I'm like, literally, that's what he did.
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He just never got any Supreme Court justices.
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So we don't really register what Carter did with the court.
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I think we do not fully appreciate.
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what presidents can do at the court and what they have been doing, because the Trump administration has very diligently reshaped this administration.
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We may not feel the effects of it now, in part because a lot of these cases challenging the administration are being filed in places where there are hospitable, I think, judges, like true rule of law judges.
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If we branch out into some of these other districts, take Missouri, for example.
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