20 of the 53 merits decisions from #SCOTUS so far have divided the justices 6-3 or 5-4.
In *19* of those 20, the three Democratic appointees have been on the same side—dissenting 12 times; in the majority 7 times.
A Court that was less defined by politics would have far *more* cross-party splits.
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You're jumping to politics when legal philosophy explains the correlation more simply.
As they've written in their opinions, they have certain legal approaches to the questions before them, and it is very common to look at those approaches--not politics--in predicting outcomes.
This idea of the political Court is one we should be pushing back against as it isn't helathy or helpful.
