I can't imagine we're gonna see RBG agreeing with the Alito/Gorsuch/Thomas clan too often. To some extent, sure, but that's also exaggerated. The one or two "i

I can't imagine we're gonna see RBG agreeing with the Alito/Gorsuch/Thomas clan too often. To some extent, sure, but that's also exaggerated. The one or two "ideological" decisions with stereotypical lineups get all the attention, because general readers can pick a team and root for it, just like sports and election politics, so it makes for lots of clicks and ad eyeballs. In reality, differing lineups happen frequently, because the justices have their own unique perspectives on most cases and areas of law, and over the past several years unanimous and 8-1 decisions are up compared to the past.