The Supreme Court recently concluded its 236th annual term after hearing 74 cases and holding 58 oral arguments. In most cases, the nine justices did not reach unanimous agreement. Likewise, the public reaction to many of these rulings was mixed. Even scholars and academics disagreed vehemently on many decisions.

Despite public sentiment, all that matters is whether the court upheld and preserved the Constitution in its far-reaching decisions. On this benchmark, no pun intended, the Supreme Court did a splendid job.

Chris Talgo is the editorial director at The Heartland Institute. He wrote this for .

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