Opinion: Court’s conservative majority isn’t going anywhere

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Carl P. Leubsdorf is a columnist for The Dallas Morning News.

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President Donald Trump and Amy Coney Barrett stand on the Blue Room Balcony after Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas administered the Constitutional Oath to her on the South Lawn of the White House White House in Washington on Oct. 26, 2020. The Supreme Court's decision that women have no constitutional right to an abortion marked the apex of a week that reinforced Trump's grip on Washington more than a year and a half after he exited the White House. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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Carl P. Leubsdorf is a columnist for The Dallas Morning News.

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By Carl P. Leubsdorf | Tribune Content Agency

UPDATED: July 1, 2022 at 10:05 p.m.

Carl P. Leubsdorf is a columnist for The Dallas Morning News. Last week’s two significant Supreme Court decisions — loosening some restrictions on American’s gun owners and restricting abortions for the nation’s women — represent the ultimate impact of Donald Trump’s narrow 2016 election victory over Hillary Clinton. They also represent the success of Senate […]