Maya Wiley on SCOTUS: Roe v. Wade Will Become an Unspoken Litmus Test

‘It won’t come out quite friendly when any of the candidates for this seat are being vetted because nobody wants to blow this up’

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MELBER: "I’m joined by esteemed panel. Same question for everyone. What is the significance of Kennedy if it moves toward a trump style jurist?"
WILEY: "What we’re going to see is another Gorsuch. He will be much more of a flag bearer. Justice Kennedy wasn’t really a swing vote. I think it’s the wrong way to think about him. He hates that term. Most of his votes went with be conservative majority and most votes that were 5-4, he went with the majority. I think we’re going to see someone much more ideological in terms of activism on the court. I think we’re going to see this view on Roe v Wade will become an unspoken litmus test. It won't come out quite friendly when any of the candidates for this seat are being vetted because nobody wants to blow this up and that will certainly be one that will rally the democratic base."

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