A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification
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Source: ProPublica
Published: 2026-07-01 19:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Courts
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Crime & Justice, Justice, Law & Courts, Elections, Crime & Justice
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In its term that ended last October, the Supreme Court passed an important milestone that went unnoticed: For the first time, it decided more cases by secret ballot, and with few signed opinions, than it did for cases argued in open court.
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