Ginsburg’s Death Leaves Liberals Looking Out for New Alliances

The Supreme Court’s liberal wing was outgunned before Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death. It’s about to get worse.

The court’s four liberals managed to eke out some recent wins when conservative justices occasionally crossed over to build majorities. That becomes much tougher with a 6-3 majority, which requires winning over two conservatives and makes the prospects all the dimmer of shielding Obamacare in a case scheduled for argument early this term or saving Roe v. Wade from further erosion in future cases.

“With now essentially a 6-3 minority, even if they at times get Roberts or even a Kavanaugh or a ...