Biden on Pace to Flip Positions at Supreme Court More Than Trump

March 18, 2021, 8:45 AM UTC

The Biden administration is on track to reverse the government’s position in more cases before the Supreme Court than the Justice Department did during the first full high court term of Donald Trump’s presidency.

In just under two months, Biden has flipped positions to defend the Affordable Care Act, side with union organizers in a takings case, reject a test put forth by the Trump administration in a voting rights dispute, support a California donor-disclosure law, and argue for a sentence reduction in a case on the new First Step Act.

Changes in the federal government’s positions had been relatively ...

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