A ‘Normal’ Supreme Court?

President Biden exudes contempt for a court that has found its constitutional bearings.

AP/J. Scott Applewhite, file
The Supreme Court at Washington, July 14, 2022. AP/J. Scott Applewhite, file

Shocking is the word for President Biden’s suggestion that “this is not a normal court.” It was his reaction to the finding of the Nine that Harvard and the University of North Carolina have been violating the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause in the way they conducted their admissions programs. We haven’t seen such contempt for the court from a sitting president for as long as we can remember.  

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