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Beastly Boy

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7. A purely hypothetical question.

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Fri Mar 25, 2022, 04:39 PM

Mar 2022

And a purely hypothetical answer would be: eight justices will make the decision. Not sure what happens in the event of a tie. I believe the case goes back to the previous court or the decision of that court prevails.

But I very much doubt that Kavanaugh will resign any time soon.

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Let's say a Supreme Court Justice resigned today because of health reasons or whatever... [View all] Polybius Mar 2022 OP

I think they will decide with eight justices, the way they did when McConnell stole Garland's seat Walleye Mar 2022 #1

I don't believe so Buckeyeblue Mar 2022 #2

Don't get your hopes up. The only reason he'll resign is if his owners decide he'll talk too much bucolic_frolic Mar 2022 #3

Posthumous judgments/opinions have happened in federal courts of appeal unblock Mar 2022 #4

The right-wing needs him until at least June Polybius Mar 2022 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Polybius Mar 2022 #6

A purely hypothetical question. Beastly Boy Mar 2022 #7

They continue with the justices they have Lettuce Be Mar 2022 #8

If they already voted, their vote stands DetroitLegalBeagle Mar 2022 #9

They vote at the Friday conference immediately following the oral arguments for a case.. Princess Turandot Mar 2022 #10