{"id":165865,"date":"2026-10-23T04:44:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T12:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/10\/23\/2-reagan-appointed-judges-still-dominate-casebooks-what-about-newer-judges\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T04:44:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T12:44:59","slug":"2-reagan-appointed-judges-still-dominate-casebooks-what-about-newer-judges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/10\/23\/2-reagan-appointed-judges-still-dominate-casebooks-what-about-newer-judges\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Reagan-Appointed Judges Still Dominate Casebooks. 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