As the supreme court upends precedent again and again, the liberal justices reveal the divisions within the legal body
On Friday the conservative-dominated US supreme court handed down a series of important judgments on issues ranging from the power of the judiciary to religious rights in schools. Media attention generally focused on the wording of the rulings and their impact.
But the court’s liberal minority of just three justices penned dissenting opinions that were similarly potent, revealing the sharp divisions on America’s top legal body and also showed their deep concern at the declining health of American civic society and the authoritarian bent of the Trump presidency.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/27/us-supreme-court-dissents
Author : George Chidi
Publish date : 2025-06-27 20:26:00
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