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Members of the Supreme Court sit for a new group portrait following the addition of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, on Oct. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

OPINION: Today’s Supreme Court poses a profound threat as it once again delays justice

Edwin Eisendrath writes, "Apparently, the Court finds unthinkable holding this trial before a possible future President Trump can order it halted."

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