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Supreme Court justices are appointed for life. There would be no reason to rule either way based on the election cycle. That's the whole point.
by binaryblitz 7y ago
Supreme Court justices are appointed for life. There would be no reason to rule either way based on the election cycle. That's the whole point.
- noelsusman 7y agoThere is definitely a reason. Supreme Court Justices have policy preferences like anyone else, and if a particular decision would hurt the electoral chances of their preferred politicians then that's a reason to go the other way. Whether or not they actually do this is another question, but the incentive is still there even with a lifetime appointment.