This is a series of CBSi in the world. I'm John Dancer. Professor Richard at the University of the University of the University of the University of the University of the University of the University of the University of the University of New York and over the years Richard and I have enjoyed observing Supreme Court decisions in terms of the politics of the moment.

We have spoken of the Roberts Court a hundred years from now, but let's be very

specific to the term during the pandemic just concluded. 65 cases is the reporting I'm following

at NBC News. 65 cases. 39 of those were decided by 9 to 0 or 8 to 1.

That would suggest, of course, the Supreme Court is like-minded for the majority of the times.

And these cases included four government wins over immigrants,

a defeat for the Ford Motor Company,

a win for California motorists. In other words helter skelter the one that I liked

is the NCAA is no longer shielded from antitrust claims brought by college athletes and the NCAA laws 9-0.

But that's a route in basketball.

Now, it is true that there are controversial cases.

So Richard, I appeal to you.

I'm the amateur, you're the professional.

Controversial cases, do they make the best moments

to decide what a court is when the case is six to three or five to four or is that

flip of the coin time and we need more history? No look I think in fact it's a

legitimate type of concern. The cases that you're talking about are going to come out the same

way because pretty much there is no political voltage associated with it. So the

correct measure trying to figure out consensus is what you do is you put a heat index before each of the

particular cases and then what you do is you ask whether or not the really hot

cases are 6-3 or 5-4 and if they are then it turns out that's the set that you want to look at, and that's where the

selection of the justices goes.

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