Media reports sometimes suggest that the Supreme Court is sharply divided between three liberals and six conservatives. As explained below, the facts are otherwise. Illustrative is the court’s June 5 ruling in Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin.
Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor, is Senior Fellow in Constitutional Jurisprudence at the Mountain States Policy Center and the Independence Institute. He authored “The Original Constitution” (4th ed., 2025) and is a contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
