America’s Supreme Court picks are highly politicized. They don’t have to be that way.

LONDON — Whenever a seat opens up on the U.S. Supreme Court, the political battle over the next justice is fierce. And to some people, that's a huge problem. Critics have called the court's confirmation process “broken” and have complained of increasing “politicization” of an institution that is supposed to stand apart from political theater — in theory. […]

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