Legal conservatives cautiously optimistic on Trump SCOTUS pick

Published November 14, 2016 8:31pm ET



Conservative and libertarian court-watchers are ready to battle President-elect Trump if his potential Supreme Court nominee isn’t up to their standards, but they aren’t spoiling for a fight.

While the conservative and libertarian legal community has been generally skeptical of Trump throughout his presidential campaign, they are optimistic that he will adhere to his public shortlists and nominate someone in the mold of the late Justice Antonin Scalia. But if he strays from his campaign promise to select such a candidate, right-leaning legal eagles are prepared to pounce.

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