That the recent decisions by the conservative majority court may not be in tune with average Americans is backed up by recent polling and surveys. For years, the Supreme Court had leaned conservative, with a 5-4 majority, but some justices were considered more moderate and didn't always rule along pure conservative ideological lines. And I think what we're showing … is that there's a huge difference between a 5-4 conservative majority and a 6-3 conservative super-majority." WATCH | Top court swears in Ketanji Brown Jackson: Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes 1st Black woman on U.S. Supreme Court Duration 2:22 Ketanji Brown Jackson is sworn in as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, making history as the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court. The conservative leaning William Rehnquist court had more moderate conservative judges than the Roberts court.

Source: CBC News July 01, 2022 19:03 UTC