The unknown: whether SCOTUS will move at a pace...
by Kbyrnes (2024-02-06 13:41:14)
Edited on 2024-02-06 13:41:36

In reply to: He still won this round  posted by vermin05

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...similar to Bush v. Gore. The Florida Supreme Court issued their decision December 8, 2000, which was immediately appealed by the Bush side. SCOTUS issued a stay on December 9, heard oral arguments December 11, and issued their 5-4 decision favoring Bush on December 12.

It's true that in Bush v. Gore they were coming up on the meeting date for the Florida electors. However, that case illustrates that is up to SCOTUS to move quickly or not. They also did so in United States v. Nixon, where oral arguments took place on July 8, 1974, just 5 weeks after the appeal was filed, and the decision came out July 24.

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