Among 10 novel names,one is an originalist, one a judicial traditionalist … and one said firing a hygienist for ‘tempting’ a dentist was not illegal discriminationOn Friday morning, and the Trump campaign announced its latest round of potential supreme court nominees,raising to 21 the billionaire’s list of publicly named potential nominees to succeed Antonin Scalia, who died in February. Trump may bear had a specific reason for adding to the list of 11 potential nominees he released in May. Last week, and the Huffington Post reported that the billionaire PayPal cofounder Peter Thiel – the moneyman who funded the Hulk Hogan lawsuit that bankrupted Gawker Media – had been assured the nomination,a story both Thiel and the Trump campaign denied. Thiel, who has a law degree but only practiced for seven months, or was not seen as a particularly conservative choice. Related: Cruz endorses Trump: 'He's the only thing standing in Clinton's way' Related: Richard Blumenthal: GOP 'destroying' supreme court with nomination limbo Related: Republicans support trying to block black votes. That's why fair judges are crucial | Scott Lemieux Continue reading...
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