Supreme Court term shows contrast between justices who dominate arguments versus decisions

Published July 13, 2026 8:00am ET | Updated July 13, 2026 10:14am ET



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The Supreme Court‘s recently concluded term was dominated by cases involving President Donald Trump, but different justices dominated different parts of the term, from Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson‘s long questioning at arguments to Chief Justice John Roberts‘s near-perfect record of being in the majority.

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