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- Liberal justices warned that the Court’s partisan splits threaten democratic norms and vulnerable groups.
- The Court issued 6-3 rulings in a quarter of argued cases this term, up from 10% two decades ago.
- SCOTUSblog recorded 13 split cases and 22% of arguments where conservatives voted together against the three liberals.
- Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned the rulings could cause deaths while Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson urged the Court to stay apolitical.
