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I'm guessing that 5-4 decisions tend to be more polarizing to the public as well, generating more news, while 9-0 decisions The more controversial tend to be m
by mason240 13y ago
I'm guessing that 5-4 decisions tend to be more polarizing to the public as well, generating more news, while 9-0 decisions The more controversial tend to be more mundane, generating little attention.
- smackfu 13y agoAnd a lot of Supreme Court decisions don't even make the news, because they are deciding small bits of law that don't affect many people. Like the other case decided today was about whether an airline could terminate someone's membership in a frequent flyer program. The law was unclear, so the SCOTUS ruled on it, but it's not something that means anything to most people.