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Liberal Justices Warn 6-3 Splits Threaten Democracy

7/14/2026

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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.