Ideological leanings of current United States Supreme Court justices [OC]

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Kenji_03 on November 14th, 2019 at 14:09 UTC »

Question: Does this mean that Kavanaugh and Gorsuch are more centrist of those nominated by a Republican? or does this mean there isn't enough data to see where they stand?

Penis_Bees on November 14th, 2019 at 15:36 UTC »

Is there a difference between moving left and moving towards the center, for someone right of center?

Also is the center a defined criteria or is it a variable median/mean of some sort? Meaning, does the center move over time?

pgm123 on November 14th, 2019 at 15:38 UTC »

Question: Does "conservative" mean conservative jurisprudence or agreeing with the conservative (Republican) party?