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To: ejdrapes

5-4 to evil eh?


2 posted on 04/25/2011 7:18:38 AM PDT by Christian Engineer Mass (25ish Cambridge MA grad student. Many conservative Christians my age out there? __ Click my name)
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To: Christian Engineer Mass

Sounds like Anthony Kennedy had a bad-hair day. But this is just to bypass the appeals courts, I believe.


3 posted on 04/25/2011 7:19:31 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Imagine.... a world without islam.)
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To: Christian Engineer Mass
Where does it say 5-4? The link only had a banner with the headline.

It takes 4 (out of 9) Justices to grant a writ of certiorari to hear an appeal; I honestly don't know if there's a higher threshold for an appeal directly from a district court.

9 posted on 04/25/2011 7:22:58 AM PDT by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll protect your rights?)
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