SCOTUS Brief 11/9/2016
2016 was the first time in history a presidential candidate publicly issued a list of his potential choices for the Court. Did the strategy work?
Statement of Carrie Severino on the Next Supreme Court Justice:
“Thank you, Majority Leader McConnell and Chairman Grassley, for giving the American people a voice in filling the vacancy left by Justice Scalia’s untimely death. The people deserved to be heard yesterday, and their voice was unmistakable. A sizable majority of voters named lifetime appointments to the Supreme Court as one of the most important factors in their voting decision. I share their concern and look forward to working with both President Trump and the new Senate to protect and defend the Constitution,” said Carrie Severino, Chief Counsel and Policy Director of the Judicial Crisis Network.
To keep up with conservative legal expert analysis of the election results:
- According to an exit polls, 21% of voters, or 1 in 5, said the Supreme Court was most important factor in how they voted.
“In your vote, were Supreme Court appointments:”
| clinton | trump | other/no answer | |
| the most important factor
21% |
41% | 56% | 3% |
| an important factor
48% |
48% | 47% | 5% |
| a minor factor
14% |
50% | 41% | 9% |
| not a factor at all
14% |
55% | 39% | 6% |
24537 respondents
- In a Bench Memo posted on National Review, JCN’s Carrie Severino provides six takeaways about the Supreme Court from last night’s election.
Six Takeaways About the Supreme Court from Last Night’s Election
“Last night’s election results were a stinging rebuke to the preemptive surrender by Senators like Jeff Flake and Mark Kirk, Republicans who advocated confirming Garland.”
