Supreme Court Term Produces Odd Bedfellows in Scrambled Lineups

So much for a rock-solid 6-3 conservative Supreme Court majority.

The justices lined up along strict ideological lines in seven of 56 cases this term, including three of the biggest toward the end involving union organizing, voting rights, and non-profit disclosures.

They voted unanimously nearly 50% of the time and scrambled 21 different ways in the remaining 30 cases.

Maybe the court is still sorting itself after the arrival of Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Or perhaps the justices are “doing law,” not politics, an assertion that makes progressives bristle. Regardless, the term was notable for some unusual lineups, legal experts ...