SCOTUS Decision was PER CURIAM - TAKE THAT FREEPERS!

[WeDidIt]

That means "Court as a Whole".

That makes this a unanimous decision that the court considers to not be controversial.

[BanzaiBonnie]

1. What decision?

I missed it.

[WeDidIt]

3. BRUNNER v. OHIO REPUBLICAN PARTY

[LiberadorHugo]

2. Opus Dei Antonio is pissed at this party...

Hint: As disgusting and reactionary an organization as Opus Dei would be, they probably don't have any inclination to support anything that comes from Assemblies of God.

[liberalhistorian]

4. WHAT decision????????

Sheesh, would people PLEASE start giving some more details in their posts, instead of just automatically assuming that we all know what you're talking about?

[steve2470]

this one

http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/ohio-order-10-17-08.pdf

[AlCzervik]

5. get out! Awesome!

[CitizenLeft]

6. I'm so relieved I can barely type through the tears...

I live in Ohio, and while I phonebanked for Kerry and worked on the 2004 recount, health and circumstances prevent me from doing much more than donating $5 every so often this time - and even that is a strain. So I'm so relieved that I can't contain it. :cry:

[YvonneCa]

17. I'm in California and I've been doing...

...the same because of what they did in Ohio in 2004. I contributed to Greens to get a recount. And I'm relieved, too. We live in a great democracy...we just have to fight for it. We're all doing what we can...hang in there. :patriot:

[CitizenLeft]

18. oh thank you!

Election day can't come soon enough, I'm going to lose my mind...!

And the Greens and Libertarians were very classy and determined in 2004. I'll never forget them stepping up to help expose the election fraud. :hi:

[YvonneCa]

19. Neither will I. I hope some day that part of our history...

...will be common knowledge.:hi:

[uponit7771]

7. Please fill us non lawyer types in please

[steve2470]

9. SCOTUS smacked down the Repubs, good for Dems

the super fast summary

[WeDidIt]

11. A Per Curiam decision is almost unheard of from the SCOTUS

Usually they come from lower federal courts and represent the sense of teh court as a whole.

In other words, it's a unanimous decision that is brief and considered to not be controversial.

[RedSpartan]

14. In some cases you're right.

But remember, the majority opinion in Bush v. Gore was also Per Curiam. It can also be used when a group of judges don't have the balls to put their name to something.

(Not the reason for it here, though.)

[WeDidIt]

15. YEah, but compare the lengths of the decisions

That's the key difference.

They tried to make it non-controversial in the case of Bush V. Gore.

In this case, it actually has no controversy attached.

[RedSpartan]

12. See here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3548880

Basically, the decision is by the whole Court because the case was booted for technical pleading reasons: the party that brought the suit did not have standing to do so. It's very hard to argue around or against that.

[OnTheOtherHand]

16. although the circuit court managed...

Hey, mistakes were made.

ETA: Referring of course to the en banc majority opinion. It all makes pretty lively reading.

[Hepburn]

8. I frickin' LOVE IT!!!!

:bounce: :applause: :patriot: :loveya:

[City Lights]

10. Wow!

I'm speechless. :wow:

[rsdsharp]

13. Usually, I'd agree with your analysis, and do in this case.

However, Bush v. Gore was also per curium, and was anything but unanimous and uncontroversial.

[thevoiceofreason]

20. 20 years ago I learned per curiam meant no one thought enough of the opinion to sign it

[Phx_Dem]

21. It also means the Republicans can't pull this shit in other states.

This decision cut them off at the knees. Fuckers.

[marshall]

22. We'll have to see now if McCain files his own suit

The decision wasn't about the merits of the case but rather about who has standing to bring it to the court. The implication is that the door was left open for someone with standing (like a candidate) to file.

[high density]

23. Didn't the decision basically say that it was not up to the GOP to try to enforce laws?

I think that is funny.