“This is a really astounding time in terms of the history of the Supreme Court,” says Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the University of California, Irvine School of Law. “There’s a seat that’s been vacant since February 13, and we’ve had a nominee that’s gone longer than any nominee in American history and then was not confirmed. President Trump is going to appoint a new Justice. We have three Justices that are 78 or older. There’s the prospect of significant change on the Court in a relatively short period of time.”
It can’t be argued that the Supreme Court is, and likely will continue to be, in a state of flux. Many have already opined what a shifting federal government means for legal technology in several agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). What exactly governmental changes mean for the Supreme Court, though, is still up for debate among legal scholars.
