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Legal Expert Warns Against Misconceptions of Supreme Court Bias

12/30/2025

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Jan Crawford, CBS News legal reporter, called claim of a Supreme Court tilt toward U.S. President Donald Trump a dangerous lie.
She said the court has been conservative for 20 years and remains functional.
She warned that public distrust in the rule of law threatens democracy.
Brent Baker of the Media Research Center praised her for challenging liberal assumptions and argued that rulings favoring Trump miss the court’s balancing role.

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Jan Crawford, CBS News legal reporter, called claim of a Supreme Court tilt toward U.S. President Donald Trump a dangerous lie.
She said the court has been conservative for 20 years and remains functional.
She warned that public distrust in the rule of law threatens democracy.
Brent Baker of the Media Research Center praised her for challenging liberal assumptions and argued that rulings favoring Trump miss the court’s balancing role.