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Donald Trump’s victory has turned Democrats’ eyes to the Supreme Court, where President Joe Biden could still wield some power before exiting office in January. The Nation justice correspondent Elie Mystal, in a column published Wednesday, writes 70-year-old Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor “should certainly retire now,” arguing, “If Democrats ever hope to retake the court through the normal course of appointments and retirements (which isn’t projected to happen until at least 2045, assuming Democrats are still allowed to win elections and appoint justices), then having one less conservat…