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From 98 to 0 to Party Lines, a Timeline of Supreme Court ConfirmationsScalia won 98 to 0 in 1986, and modern confirmations run near party lines. The road between runs through specific fights, not one villain. Here is the timeline.How a Handful of Law Students in 1982 Changed the Federal CourtsThe Federalist Society began as a student symposium in 1982 and grew into the network behind conservative law: ideas beat institutions over decades.William Howard Taft lost the White House and then got the job he wantedTaft is the only man to be both President and Chief Justice, and his court work built more of modern America than his presidency did. Here is how.