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Supreme Court moves right, but how far, how fast?

WASHINGTON (AP) — The
moment conservatives
have dreamed about for
decades has arrived with
Brett Kavanaugh joining
the Supreme Court. But
with it comes the shadow
of a bitter confirmation
fight that is likely to hang
over the court as it takes
on divisive issues, especially
those dealing with politics
and women's rights.
With Kavanaugh taking the
place of the more mod-
erate Anthony Kennedy,
conservatives should have
a working majority of five
justices to restrict abortion
rights, limit the use of race
in college admissions and
rein in federal regulators.
The newly constituted court
also might broaden gun
rights, further relax cam-
paign finance laws and
halt the expansion of the
rights of LGBT people, who
three years ago won the
right to marry nationwide
with Kennedy in the major- The U.S. Supreme Court is seen at sunset in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018.
ity. Associated Press
Yet Kavanaugh may have
a hard time putting behind ing 50-48 to confirm him 137 years. court, even if Kavanaugh Wydra, president of the
him the tumultuous con- Saturday, the narrowest “In the public mind, there is eventually embraced liberal Constitutional Ac-
firmation process, which margin of victory for a Su- will always be this dark by all his colleagues on countability Center.
ended with the Senate vot- preme Court nominee in cloud hanging over the the court,” said Elizabeth Continued on Next Page