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Pepperdine Law Review Volume 45 Issue 3 Symposium: e Supreme Court: Politics and Reform Article 1 5-1-2018 What Are e Judiciary’s Politics? Michael W. McConnell Follow this and additional works at: hps://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/plr Part of the Courts Commons , Judges Commons , Law and Politics Commons , and the Supreme Court of the United States Commons is Symposium is brought to you for free and open access by the School of Law at Pepperdine Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Pepperdine Law Review by an authorized editor of Pepperdine Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected] , [email protected]. Recommended Citation Michael W. McConnell What Are e Judiciary’s Politics?, 45 Pepp. L. Rev. 455 (2018) Available at: hps://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/plr/vol45/iss3/1

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Pepperdine Law ReviewVolume 45Issue 3 Symposium: The Supreme Court: Politics andReform

Article 1

5-1-2018

What Are The Judiciary’s Politics?Michael W. McConnell

Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/plr

Part of the Courts Commons, Judges Commons, Law and Politics Commons, and the SupremeCourt of the United States Commons

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Recommended CitationMichael W. McConnell What Are The Judiciary’s Politics?, 45 Pepp. L. Rev. 455 (2018)Available at: https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/plr/vol45/iss3/1

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