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an idyllic spring morning. no hint of what is to come that night. the nine justices of the supreme court attend a memorial service for one of their own, the late john paul stevens. the end of the court's term is just weeks away. >> a whole host of consequential decisions to come. >> a bitterly divided country awaits a momentous decision. >> is this the end of roe v. wade? >> -- of law and of life. >> reporter: at the service the judges look collegial. they call themselves a happy family. beneath the surface there is much more to this story. >> they not only aren't getting along with ...

Justice Thomas' reprieve for Lindsay Graham, and Justice Alito's assurances as he sought confirmation represent overt partisanship by its conservative majority.

From the editorial: That mendacity is hardly a surprise, nor is Alito alone in it. All five conservative justices who voted in June to overturn Roe (Roberts concurred, but stopped short of endorsing full reversal) have at various times waxed on about the sanctity of precedent generally — and have, to varying degrees, offered assurance they weren’t going to go out of their way to flip Roe as soon as they had the votes to do it. Which, of course, is exactly what they did.

An editorial cartoon by David Fitzsimmons

An editorial cartoon by Gary McCoy