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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhen is the last time Kennedy voted with the liberals?
This is a real question, not a cry of indignation.
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alwaysinasnit
(5,085 posts)LAS14
(13,792 posts)... was in 2015. If that's the last time he did, I don't see how we're losing "a swing vote."
demmiblue
(36,920 posts)LAS14
(13,792 posts)sl8
(14,058 posts)From http://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SB_5-4cases_20180625.pdf
Term ?? Conservative ? Liberal ? Other
???? + Kennedy ??+Kennedy
OT10 ???63% ????25% ?? 13%
OT11 ???33% ????33% ?? 33%
OT12 ???43% ????26% ?? 30%
OT13 ???40% ????20% ?? 40%
OT14 ???26% ????42% ? 32%
OT15 ???25% ????75%
OT16 ???29% ????57% ?? 14%
OT17 ???73% ????0% ?? 27%
*Conservative = Roberts, Scalia/Gorsuch, Thomas, Alito;
Liberal = Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Note: I think the OT17 figures are complete, but I'm not sure. Also, the linked pdf document has nice charts and is probably easier to read.
onenote
(42,871 posts)decision by decision.
http://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/SB_alignment-all_20170628.pdf