Supreme Court Closes Term With 67 Majority Opinions as 6-3 Ideological Splits Rise to 22.7%
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 7
Supreme Court Closes Term With 67 Majority Opinions as 6-3 Ideological Splits Rise to 22.7%
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 7
Summary
67 majority opinions closed the Supreme Court’s term, with SCOTUSblog data cited in the report showing a court that remained conservative-led but not uniformly ideological.
22.7% of all decisions were 6-3 ideological splits, up from 9% last term, while 28.8% were decided by any 6-3 vote versus 15.2% a year earlier.
95% put Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the majority most often this term, followed by Amy Coney Barrett at 92%; Ketanji Brown Jackson was lowest at 67% overall and 41% in non-unanimous cases.
The report argues the term’s output still reflects institutional stability rather than a sharp judicial revolution, despite sharper partisan debate around headline cases including birthright citizenship and campaign-finance limits.
October marks the court’s next regular sitting, with the term’s mix of ideological division and broad agreement likely to shape scrutiny of whether the justices are moving further right.