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And it was an unanimous decision. When was the last time we had those for such an impactful decision I wonder?
by raverbashing 2y ago
And it was an unanimous decision. When was the last time we had those for such an impactful decision I wonder?
- kyrra 2y agoRegularly, you just don't read about them as they don't make news headlines.
- johnnyanmac 2y ago"impactful decision" is key here.
- kyrra 2y agoMany/most scotus rulings are impactful. They are just not all controversial.
- mynameishere 2y ago[dead]
- dataflow 2y ago"Impactful" might be counting your chickens a little too early. Let's see if it has any impact. The next POTUS might just ignore it, or some other shenanigans might be used to work around whatever the imagined impact was.
- ivraatiems 2y agoThe majority of Supreme Court decisions are unanimous, including on major issues. The recent trend of divided opinions is relatively new.
- rsanek 2y agodo you have a source for this? Dred Scott, Plessy v. Ferguson, Roe v. Wade, Bush v. Gore, Citizens United are all split.
- ivraatiems 2y agoJust look at the decision lists on Oyez or Scotusblog? Big decisions are more likely to be split than small ones but SCOTUS hears many many cases that get almost no media attention, most of which are decided unanimously. Approximately 50% of rulings are unanimous each year now. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/supreme-court-unanimity-is-fleeting-with-tougher-cases-looming-37 https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/supreme-court-unan... In the past, it was even more so.