Justices Ideological in Covid Rulings, New Data Project Says

Feb. 10, 2021, 11:31 PM UTC

Supreme Court justices have drawn “obvious battle lines” in Covid-19-related cases, according to Adam Feldman, founder of The Juris Lab, a new forum for data-driven legal analysis.

“The conservative position seeks more rights for prayer and fewer exceptions made in voting and prison related cases on the basis of impediments stemming from the possible spread of COVID,” Feldman said in a Wednesday blog post at the site, which launched this week.

A former practicing lawyer with a doctorate in political science focused on applied statistics and law, Feldman evaluated 16 high court emergency applications related to pandemic restrictions. The ...

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