Its authors—2 academics from Columbia University in New York & one from Yale University—found that in cases pitting the #rich against the #poor, #Republican appointees were far more likely than their #Democratic colleagues to side with the wealthier party.

Back in 1953, Democratic & Republican appointees were statistically indistinguishable on the issue, with justices appointed by members of both parties favoring the rich in 45% of cases on average.

#law #SCOTUS #SCOTUS4Sale #injustice

@Nonilex Kind of feels like a "study proves that the sky looks blue to the human eye" sort of moment, but I guess we need these anyway these days.