How divided is the current Supreme Court? On the surface the answer appears mixed. Much conversation over from the past several years surrounding the Court’s decisions has had to do with partisan and ideological divisions among the justices. These divisions and the Court’s rightward shift appear a reality as evidenced by the systematic victories of…
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The Dissenting-est Dissenters on the Modern Court
The Court’s opinions have been sliced, diced, and dissected in various fashions over the years as scholars and practitioners look for overt and latent meanings in the Court’s texts. An object of study has often been the dissenting opinion. The dissent is an interesting point of focus because both because of its purpose and its…
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