Liberal Forum

Johnny » wrote:

03 Feb 1970, 5:25 pm

What historical evidence of unanimous decisions are in the SC?

Seems to me they always flock things up together.
 

 

• Strict Unanimity (9–0): Fully unanimous decisions average around 36% of cases annually since 2000, though this number fluctuates year-to-year (ranging anywhere from under 30% to nearly 50% or more depending on the term). [1, 2]

• Near-Unanimity (7–2 or 8–1): Lopsided majorities that are nearly unanimous account for an additional roughly 15% of cases. [1]

• Compared to Split Decisions: Unanimous 9–0 rulings are historically much more common than narrow 5–4 split decisions, which generally represent less than 20% of the Court’s output