Trump's Supreme Court shrinks from controversy

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : But he said there are signs in this term's same-sex foster care case and in the votes to grapple with gun and abortion rights next term that the new justices are not allergic to controversy.
48% : Asked whether the ruling led him to "second guess" his nomination decisions, Trump signaled that his disenchantment went beyond the Affordable Care Act case.
42% : Even if Trump appointees held back a bit this term, many left-leaning lawyers say, the court is poised to lurch sharply to the right next term as it grapples with potentially momentous cases involving gun rights and abortion.
40% : "All three of them green-lit the death penalty, without even allowing lower courts to hear the issues."
40% : However, last month, Gorsuch joined the court's liberal wing and Thomas in a 5-4 decision limiting the number of criminal defendants eligible for a 15-year mandatory minimum prison term under the Armed Career Criminal Act.
38% : And it turned down review of a long-running case involving a Washington state floral shop found to have violated a state anti-discrimination law by refusing to prepare arrangements for a same-sex wedding.
32% : In particular, Democrats' relentless suggestions at Barrett's hearings that she would bring down Obamacare proved to be misplaced -- or had their desired effect.
20% : After Obamacare managed another death-defying escape at the Supreme Court last month, Trump expressed dismay about Kavanaugh and Barrett voting to reject that challenge.
11% : In the Affordable Care Act case, Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett sided with the court's liberals and other justices to reject the challenge 7-2 on standing grounds, over strenuous objections from Justice Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch.

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