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Old 07-02-2007, 03:07 PM   #94 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by knot_e_lady View Post
To get back on topic, this is exactly what I was saying...

5-4 votes nudge Supreme Court to the right - CNN.com

The numbers tell the story: Of the 72 cases decided since October, fully a third were decided by 5-4 votes. Compare that with the previous session, when only 15 percent of the cases in the previous term were decided by one-vote margins. And, while 45 percent of the cases in the previous term were unanimous, only a quarter were so easily resolved this term.
Maybe this is a very closely divided SC, instead of one being lopsided.
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