At a recent event, Benjamin Wittes discussed the intersection between the courts and politics in the United States, stating that over the past several decades conservatives have created a remarkably consistent view of what the role of the judiciary is. Wittes questioned why this situation exists, and whether it is a necessary condition or one that has simply developed organically.
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