At the outset of this series of posts, we noted that analytic research has shown a connection between the length of majority opinions and the unanimity rate.
Today, we're looking at the data for the criminal docket at the Supreme Court during the 1990s – specifically (1) the total caseload; (2) the total number of pages of majority opinions.
their religious beliefs. the times reports this. in a letter to chief justice john roberts and in interviews with the new york times the reverend rob shank said he was told the outcome of the 2014 case weeks before it was announced. he used that information to prepare a public relations push, records show, and he said that the last minute he tipped off the president of hobby lobby, the craft store chain owned by christian evangelicals that was the winning party in the case. the times puts the leaks in perspective with this. both court decisions were triumphs for conservatives and the religious right. both majority opinions were written by justice samuel alito. but the leak of the draft opinion overturning the constitutional right to abortion was disclosed in the news media by politico, setting off a national uproar. with hobby lobby, according to mr. schenk, the outcome was shared with only a handful of advocates. schenck says he was told of the decision by one of his donors, gale w
leak this past spring of a draft opinion of the hobbs decision which overturned roe v. wade. that breach was unprecedented, or so we. thought this week a lady was being accused of leaking the outcome of a landmark ruling from a 2014 case involving contraception and religious rights. the new york times reports that a former antiabortion campaigner, the reverend rob shake, knew the ultimate outcome of the burwell versus hobby lobby disagree s decision weeks before it was announced. he says that he found out about it through a couple who was whining and dining. justice alito in his. why if that is according to the times to interview to the reverend and review the letter he wrote to chief justice john roberts. just like the dobbs ruling, the hobby lobby decision was a victory for conservatives. and gets this. both majority opinions were written by samuel alito. in a statement to nbc news,
is the senior most member of the court. and so, he is the one who gets to decide who writes the majority opinions. and with the 6 to 3 conservative majority, that renders chief justice john roberts completely powerless to rein in that conservative super majority. it really seems to be that way and there is a lot of conversation going on about what do we do now? the hounds have been unleashed. eugene, on that point, on the democratic side, what have you heard about the white house s reaction to the rolling? and a lot of conversation and pressure coming out from the president to do something about it. are there any concrete responses that he plans to announce? i can t overstate how much pressure this administration is