The real story here is just how lost is the notion of a non-partisan Supreme Court. I won’t pretend that political ideology shapes the decisions of the liberals on the court, but I find it absolutely comical when conservatives claim that it is strict interpretation of the Constitution, and not political ideology, that shapes the decisions of the conservatives on the court.

Gore vs. Bush - with the way that both sides abandoned their long-standing patterns of rulings - blew up any notion of a non-partisan SCOTUS for anyone what was paying attention.