Perception Versus Reality: An Analysis of the Voting Behind the Ideological Blocs of the Court
By Alex Zapinski, Justice and Legal Thought
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lephrem2018
May 11, 2020
This project stood out to me initially because of the design. I especially love the background picture because it gives the audience an idea about what you're going to talk about without having read the poster. There are many people that think that the Supreme Court favors one side more than the other. I think it was refreshing to hear the statistics show that 92% of the decisions are not on bloc lines. However, it is difficult to obtain concrete facts on whether a Supreme Court Justice is voting based on bias or belief. That is something that you can't really determine unless you are that person. I think you should keep that in mind and know that this might…
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joshuarstarling
May 11, 2020
Firstly, I clicked on this poster because it is just so well-organized and visually appealing. Secondly, this was a very interesting topic because the Supreme Court is deliberating on very important cases today as well. I learned from this the fact that ideological bias does not have a major effect on Supreme Court rulings which is actually very, very reassuring. This forces me to ask if we can actually end up predicting the outcomes of Supreme Court cases without using their ideological basis as a foundation for our predictions?
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joshuarstarling
May 11, 2020
Firstly, I clicked on this poster because it is just so well-organized and visually appealing. Secondly, this was a very interesting topic because the Supreme Court is deliberating on very important cases today as well. I learned from this the fact that ideological bias does not have a major effect on Supreme Court rulings which is actually very, very reassuring. This forces me to ask if we can actually end up predicting the outcomes of Supreme Court cases without using their ideological basis as a foundation for our predictions?
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axu5734
May 10, 2020
This poster really stood out to me because I think most people believe that justices are committed to a certain ideological bloc, but your poster explains how this isn't necessarily true. I learned that the justices themselves would instead rather be identified on their reasoning behind court decisions rather than their political parties. What are the potential harmful effects of separating the justices into ideological blocs?
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Caroline Shimeall
May 10, 2020
I'm a big fan of this topic! I know that I personally believed that the ideology blocs in the Supreme Court played a significant role in decision making, but I am glad to be proved wrong. I like the idea that justice should not be significantly different depending on what political party you identify with. Interesting content for sure. Great work!
This project stood out to me initially because of the design. I especially love the background picture because it gives the audience an idea about what you're going to talk about without having read the poster. There are many people that think that the Supreme Court favors one side more than the other. I think it was refreshing to hear the statistics show that 92% of the decisions are not on bloc lines. However, it is difficult to obtain concrete facts on whether a Supreme Court Justice is voting based on bias or belief. That is something that you can't really determine unless you are that person. I think you should keep that in mind and know that this might…
Firstly, I clicked on this poster because it is just so well-organized and visually appealing. Secondly, this was a very interesting topic because the Supreme Court is deliberating on very important cases today as well. I learned from this the fact that ideological bias does not have a major effect on Supreme Court rulings which is actually very, very reassuring. This forces me to ask if we can actually end up predicting the outcomes of Supreme Court cases without using their ideological basis as a foundation for our predictions?
Firstly, I clicked on this poster because it is just so well-organized and visually appealing. Secondly, this was a very interesting topic because the Supreme Court is deliberating on very important cases today as well. I learned from this the fact that ideological bias does not have a major effect on Supreme Court rulings which is actually very, very reassuring. This forces me to ask if we can actually end up predicting the outcomes of Supreme Court cases without using their ideological basis as a foundation for our predictions?
This poster really stood out to me because I think most people believe that justices are committed to a certain ideological bloc, but your poster explains how this isn't necessarily true. I learned that the justices themselves would instead rather be identified on their reasoning behind court decisions rather than their political parties. What are the potential harmful effects of separating the justices into ideological blocs?
I'm a big fan of this topic! I know that I personally believed that the ideology blocs in the Supreme Court played a significant role in decision making, but I am glad to be proved wrong. I like the idea that justice should not be significantly different depending on what political party you identify with. Interesting content for sure. Great work!