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How Did Justice Sotomayor Assign Dissents in 6-3 Cases This Term?

It strikes me as odd that Justice Kagan did not write the Slaughter dissent.

Josh Blackman | 6.30.2026 11:41 PM

One of the perks of seniority the power to assign opinions. But with Chief Justice Roberts being in the majority more than 90% of the time, there are few opinions assigned by Justice Thomas or anyone else. Justice Sotomayor, who........

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