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There are rules and there are norms, and as the court strays from the norms, it also loses its power.
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There are rules and there are norms, and as the court strays from the norms, it also loses its power.
The 6-to-3 decision is the latest example of the court's conservative supermajority requiring more accommodation for religion in public schools and less separation between church and state.
Unanimity is achieved at the Supreme Court for really only two reasons: The case is easy, or they want to send a message in controversial ones
The 6-to-3 decision is the latest example of the court's conservative supermajority requiring more accommodation for religion in public schools and less separation between church and state.
The 6-to-3 decision is the latest example of the court's conservative supermajority requiring more accommodation for religion in public schools and less separation between church and state.