What this means? The Court’s most common split vote this term was six justices in the majority and three justices in dissent. The most frequent six justices in the majority were the Court’s conservative justices and the most frequent in the dissent were the three liberal justices. Why this matters? The Court’s biggest cases came…
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Justice Breyer: Just the Facts
With Justice Breyer’s retirement tomorrow here are some facts about the justice and his career on and before joining the Court: He was the 22nd longest serving justice at 28 years on the Court (Douglas was longest serving at 36 years). Was nominated at 55 by President Clinton in 1994 Had a well-qualified rating from…