Source: The Atlantic
by Sara Isgur
“A common myth holds that the current court is a 6–3 conservative institution that protects Trump and the GOP — that it is ‘enabling’ him and giving him a ‘free pass’ or a “blank check.” But basic accounting shows that this isn’t true. Last term, for instance, only 10 decisions, or 15 percent of decided cases, were 6–3. … The Court’s six justices appointed by Republican presidents don’t vote in lockstep. Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh — both Trump appointees — voted together in closely divided cases only half the time last term. In the term before that, Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson were all more likely than Alito and Thomas to be in the majority. It’s hard to argue that Republicans control the Court when Jackson is winning more than Thomas.” (02/23/26)