Based on several news reports and discussions about how the court operates, these remarks seem odd. It’s been said that votes are taken on an issue soon after oral arguments are completed, then the rest of the long wait is spent writing majority and dissenting opinions.
Ginsburg makes it sound like the decisions haven’t been made, unless she means the sharp disagreements that will be expressed in the written opinions.
Or maybe she should have kept her mouth shut, on this and previous matters.
Yes, I believe the votes on Deathcare and the AZ immigration law were taken a couple of months ago. They are just writing up the majority ruling and the dissent.
I don’t think its too shocking that there was sharp disagreement on the healthcare ruling. Most people are expecting a 5-4 ruling on that.