In January, the U.S. Supreme Court embarks on the second half of a term with a fortified 6-to-3 conservative majority. But unlike the first half of the term, there will be no norm-busting

President Trump often railing at the court’s election decisions. In tone, President Biden probably will be the functional opposite, but his policies are likely to be greeted with more

skepticism. For decades, the court’s five-justice conservative majority was split between those who wanted to move slowly in a more conservative direction and others who wanted to move more

aggressively. But now, with the more centrist conservatives retired and three Trump appointees on the court, there is a conservative supermajority of six, meaning one vote to spare. No