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The last time the government sought to break up a tech giant, in the Microsoft antitrust case of the early 2000s, an appeals court overturned the district court’s ruling, and Microsoft remained intact.

He also put more than four dozen judges on the federal appeals courts, flipping several circuits to a more conservative bent.

The appeals court judge said that companies such as Shell were obliged to contribute to combating climate change based on the human right to protection against dangerous climate change.

Assuming he denies the stay, the order would go back to the appeals court for an expedited hearing while it conducts what could be a lengthy review of the remainder of the judgment, Rosenbaum said.

Retirements by Alito or Thomas would allow Trump to appoint one or two far younger conservatives, likely selecting from those he appointed to the federal appeals courts during his first term.