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6. Not surprised that it wasn't 9-0

Tue Jun 30, 2026, 10:57 AM

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It was 6-3 with Kavenaugh concurring with a minor dissent.

The Economist ran their models and figured it would be 6-3 or 5-4 for keeping the law as it stands.

The disenting 3 are the usual suspects. Gorsuch, Alito and Thomas

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