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Justice Clarence #Thomas shares #Alito’s Christianity-infused MAGA jurisprudence;

Justices Brett #Kavanaugh and Amy Coney #Barrett, meanwhile, lean toward #Roberts’ side of the divide.

Justice Neil #Gorsuch is a chaos agent who does not seem personally pious but takes an alarmingly totalizing view of religious freedom.)

Rumors of a 3–3–3 court have been greatly exaggerated,
yet there is a part-time alliance between Roberts, Kavanaugh, and Barrett
to stave off Trumpist extremism in a subset of cases.

This coalition is mirrored in the lower courts—where, as Vox’s Ian Millhiser has written, traditional conservatives sometimes join with Democratic appointees to beat back the #MAGA insurgency.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/06/secret-alito-roberts-2024-election-stakes.html