Unexpected Majorities and Conservative Victories at the Supreme Court

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

The Wall Street Journal

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🗓️ 30 June 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Much is made about the 6-3 ideological makeup of the Supreme Court and how it affects the rulings from the bench. But was there more unity this past term than people realize? Paul Gigot and legal scholar Ilya Shapiro discuss the evolution of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority and the criticisms coming from the liberal Justices in their opinions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.6	From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.
0:39.7	The Supreme Court wrapped up another term on Friday with some blockbuster rulings, as is typical at the end of a
0:45.9	term, on national injunctions by judges, religious liberty, and access to pornography by children,
0:53.8	among others.
0:55.0	We'll talk about these cases, but also what we've learned about the Supreme Court in this past year
1:00.5	as its new conservative majority evolves.
1:04.8	To do that, I'm joined by Ilya Shapiro.
1:06.7	He's a senior fellow and director of constitutional studies at the Manhattan Institute.
1:12.0	He's also the author of the book, Supreme Disorder, Judicial nominations and the politics of America's highest court.
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