Let me start by asking you a question. How many of you think the Supreme Court and the federal courts are nonpartisan? How many don’t? My topic is The Supreme Court: Can It Survive the Current Era of Hyperpartisanship, which is a catchy way of saying I’m going to talk about judicial independence. Judicial independence means simply that judges in our federal court system are supposed to make their decisions free from partisan political influences. That’s why Congress and the E