For those asking, yes the Supreme Court can (and not irregularly does) hear cases with only eight justices sitting.
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Or, they could DIG the case, which would be weird in this instance, but basically means they shouldn't have taken it in the first place.
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The Chief Justice announced the news for the Supreme Court on behalf of his colleagues and retired justices:pic.twitter.com/RnywigIczl
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#SCOTUS cases already argued & still out are Evenwel (one person, one vote), Fisher (affirmative action), Friedrichs (public unions). -
Senate Judiciary Ranking Minority Member, Sen. Patrick Leahy, urges full speed ahead w nomination, confirmation.pic.twitter.com/08gftn1aee
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell surprisingly disagrees with Leahy, says put on the brakes:https://twitter.com/dcbigjohn/status/698646985658789888 …
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The Senate Is Very Unlikely To Confirm A Scalia Replacement This Year: http://www.buzzfeed.com/johnstanton/the-senate-is-very-unlikely-to-confirm-a-scalia-replacement?utm_term=.ltBPRz02rw … from
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Justice Scalia's last two opinions, issued on Jan. 25, were both dissents. FERC: http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/15pdf/14-840-%20new_o75q.pdf … Mongtomery: http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/15pdf/14-280_3204.pdf …
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@chrisgeidner@AthertonKD What happens to rulings he's written that haven't been released yet, but where the majority has gone 6-3 to 5-3?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@chrisgeidner in a 4-4 wouldn't chief justice have final callThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@chrisgeidner but there might be only 8 justices next term tooThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@chrisgeidner How do they decide to hold over? Need 5-3 to hold?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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