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Ever since former President Donald Trump’s three appointments, the Supreme Court has pursued a harsh right-wing agenda — but there are judges in lower courts who want to go so far that even this group of justices has to pull them back in a little bit, writes Marina Villanueve for Salon. This comes as the justices are wrapping up a highly-charged term that has brought a number of hotly anticipated decisions — many of which have had to overrule the Fifth Circuit, a southern appellate court that is itself stacked with Trump appointees and has gained a reputation for issuing extreme right-wing rul…

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