A seismic change has taken place at the Supreme Court – but it's not clear if the shift is about principle or party

The U.S. Supreme Court Building is shown in September 2022. Sarah Silbiger for The Washington Post via Getty Images

In the summer of 2022, the U.S. witnessed a dramatic change in how the majority of Supreme Court justices understand the Constitution.

At the end of a single term, the court rejected the long-standing constitutional right to abortion, expanded gun rights and ruled that religion can have a bigger role in public institutions.