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11. Refusal to take an appeal does not set precedent

Mon Jun 15, 2015, 02:30 PM

Jun 2015

It's just a procedural action and expresses no opinion on the merits of the case. The Supreme Court takes only about 1% of the cases appealed to it.

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Supreme Court Rejects North Carolina�s Appeal on Pre-Abortion Ultrasounds/NYT [View all] Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2015 OP

MARIA law! staggerleem Jun 2015 #2

Maria Law Raster Jun 2015 #12

Religion IS ideological vlyons Jun 2015 #4

Good news! MineralMan Jun 2015 #3

Of course, Mr. Catholic dissented. lark Jun 2015 #5

Or he fell asleep and forgot to dissent. mythology Jun 2015 #7

LOL lark Jun 2015 #8

Thankfully, the other five Catholic justices didn't join him. progressoid Jun 2015 #10

Only applies to the North Carolina law, unfortunately Prism Jun 2015 #6

Precedent at least. eggplant Jun 2015 #9

Refusal to take an appeal does not set precedent dragonlady Jun 2015 #11