The 2024 election marked a painful setback for Democratic hopes of rebalancing the federal judiciary, with Trump poised to confirm hard-right judges.
Across the country, voters also elected liberal justices to their state Supreme Courts, providing a key backstop for civil rights and democracy.
Progressives didn't win a clean sweep, but they carried seats in battlegrounds like Michigan and even in safely red states like Kentucky.
Liberal judges have perfected the art of running on abortion, mobilizing educated voters for down-ballot races while many Trump supporters overlook them.
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