Re:Supreme Court rules antitrust lawsuit against Apple can p...
by binaryblitz on Monday May 13, 2019 @02:17PM
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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.
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Re:Supreme Court rules antitrust lawsuit against Apple can p...
by noelsusman on Monday May 13, 2019 @03:44PM
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There 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.