Supreme Court Blocks Order to Restore 7 Days of Voting in Ohio http://nyti.ms/YDGBs5
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You're the expert but this is a fact intensive case with complicated lower court decisions. To kick it this way...seems dramatic.
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@espinsegall This was the weakest voting rights case I've seen make it to a favorable decision in an appellate court. -
I defer to you on the merits but that doesn't go to the balancing of equities for an emergency stay. Extra days gone forever. RT
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@espinsegall cf. Bush v. Gore -
@rickhasen@espinsegall Though in Bush v. Gore, equities included coming to a conclusion in deciding the most powerful person in the world
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"We always defer to States/elected branch, except when we decide we're smarter" - conserv SCt Justices
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@21law i am old enough to remember when Nixon's "nationwide 55mph law" got upheld even though DOT basically extorted compliance out of stts. -
@the_turtle This=electn/civ rts. ACA case was departure in 55-type contxt; when can US force compl; Ct conservs sd ACA went too far/coercive -
@the_turtle i.e., Ct conservs sd Medicaid provisions of ACA went too far/were coercive
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@rickhasen@espinsegall@adamliptak Poor States. How will they ever survive not being able to deny citizens their voting rights?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Maybe, but where's the real harm? Can't be money and worse case scenario is more people vote. RT
@rickhasen@adamliptakThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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