We hear about the 5-4 decisions because they are often the most controversial ones and ones that the media will report on. Based on last year's statistics (htt

We hear about the 5-4 decisions because they are often the most controversial ones and ones that the media will report on. Based on last year's statistics (http://scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/agreement_OT12.pdf http://scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/agreement_O...), even between the two Justices who disagree with each other the most (Ginsburg and Alito), they agree on the same judgment in 58% of cases.