Supreme Court: A new term, a new justice, a blockbuster docket

Oct 04, 2022 View Original Article
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    -4% Center

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  • Policy Leaning

    50% Moderately Conservative

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    50% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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"But on the current court there are more votes that are skeptical [of affirmative action] than ever before, said Mr. Martinez."
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16% Conservative
"After taking a sharp rightward turn in the law - including overturning the right to abortion, expanding gun rights, strengthening religious freedom, and empowering courts to curb federal regulations - the court is again poised to hear a slate of cases with the potential to transform American life."
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4% Conservative
"There are cases concerning the Clean Water Act and a Native American child-welfare law, as well as immigration enforcement."
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2% Conservative
"[the gun rights case], there was an off-ramp in West Virginia v. EPA, the federal regulations case, he adds."
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-6% Liberal
"What the decision could mean for state anti-discrimination laws more generally - the more significant question - is less clear."
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-14% Liberal
"The 2018 case saw a cake baker claim that having to make wedding cakes for same-sex couples violated his rights to free speech and free exercise of his religious beliefs."
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-26% Liberal
"The court has wrestled with affirmative action for decades - and it's another issue about which Chief Justice Roberts has long been skeptical."
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : But on the current court "there are more votes that are skeptical [of affirmative action] than ever before," said Mr. Martinez.
52% : After taking a sharp rightward turn in the law - including overturning the right to abortion, expanding gun rights, strengthening religious freedom, and empowering courts to curb federal regulations - the court is again poised to hear a slate of cases with the potential to transform American life.
51% : There are cases concerning the Clean Water Act and a Native American child-welfare law, as well as immigration enforcement.
47% : [the gun rights case], there was an off-ramp in West Virginia v. EPA," the federal regulations case, he adds.
43% : What the decision could mean for state anti-discrimination laws more generally - the more significant question - is less clear.
37% : The 2018 case saw a cake baker claim that having to make wedding cakes for same-sex couples violated his rights to free speech and free exercise of his religious beliefs.
29% : The court has wrestled with affirmative action for decades - and it's another issue about which Chief Justice Roberts has long been skeptical.

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