Commentary
This two-part series thumbnails the 10 most important constitutional cases in the Supreme Court’s October 2022 term, which ended on June 30. They relate the gist of each case and whether it was based on constitutional (“originalist”) grounds or on other factors.
They show that the court, far from being controlled by a widely proclaimed “conservative majority,” is in fact highly fractured. Moreover, it’s ready and able to strike down state laws, but seems unwilling to challenge overreaching by Congress.
The first installment covered Tyler v. Hennepin County, 303 Creative v. Elenis, and Haaland v. Brackeen. This second installment examines the remaining seven….