Some Supreme Court Justices Are More Political Than Others

The recently ended term provides an interesting laboratory for examining how the various justices vote.

Is the Supreme Court Political? Depends on Which Justices You Mean. By Elie Honig, a former federal and state prosecutor and a contributor to CAFE Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images The Supreme Court is political. [Hold for applause.] It’s one of the easiest taglines in our current public discourse. The Court sits at historically low public-approval ratings, hovering between the high 30s and low 40s. You would be better off criticizing Congress or Kanye West but only slightly. What exactly do we mean when we say the Court is political, though? The answer can vary, of course, but typically…

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