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Study measures Supreme Court's wealth gap

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A new study by Yale and Columbia economists measures a wealth gap in decisions rendered by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Republican appointees voted in favor of the wealthier litigant 70% of the time by 2022, according to the study. Democratic appointees were at 35%.

Members appointed by both political parties sided with wealthier interests about 45% of the time in the 1950s, according to the study.

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