Most cases are settled on apolitical lines because the cases themselves are apolitical. They are usually of little interest outside the judicial system itself.

Most cases are settled on apolitical lines because the cases themselves are apolitical. They are usually of little interest outside the judicial system itself. The cases that receive the most reporting are the ones that most affect people's lives. That's not bias on the part of the press. Nobody cares whether "the 60-day filing deadline in 5 U.S.C. § 7703(b)(1)(A) is not jurisdictional." (Harrow vs DoD). The press is accurately reflecting the cases that matter.