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There are definitely more than a few partisan court cases, but most of them are very very logical. Even when it's a partisan, ideological split.

• LiquidSky 6y ago
  Ha. The trick is that what's "logical" and what's "partisan" depend entirely on who is speaking, like how cries of "judicial activism" only ever arise when it's a ruling against a conservative position. If it's a ruling FOR the conservative position, it's obviously logical and sound, and possibly correcting previous evil irrational liberal decisions.
  • huffmsa 6y ago
    No, I rarely read an opinion from the high court that I can't at least understand the logic and reasoning behind, regardless of if I agree with the conclusion
  • tyre 6y ago
    This is an easy take if you don't follow the court. The cases that tend to get a lot of press tend to be ones with clear ideological lines. But not every case is divided 5–4 along the line of which party nominated the justice. There are a lot of ideological currents that don't fit cleanly into political parties
  • CWuestefeld 6y ago
    cries of "judicial activism" only ever arise when it's a ruling against a conservative position I saw a counterexample just this morning. An editorial was arguing that the Court's "interference" in the Michigan election threatens democracy, and the only solution is to pack the court.