CBS, CNN Fret Over New Court Term: ‘Conservative,’ ‘Conservative,’ ‘Conservative’

[See NewsBusters for more.] The keyword is “conservative.” CBS and CNN on Monday repeatedly fretted over the coming Supreme Court term, due to future cases on abortion, gun control and gay rights. Both networks repeatedly took time to warn viewers of a looming right turn. Jan Crawford on CBS This Morning described, “This is a different court. It's going to potentially be a more conservative court.” Highlighting the departure of Anthony Kennedy, she added, “Justice Kennedy was a conservative, but he would sometimes vote with liberals on some of those social issues, particularly gay rights but also abortion.”