• ugly_disabled_cishet [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    If a Supreme Court justice from the majority dies before this decision is published, what happens?

    Unfinished Business: Pending Supreme Court Cases

    Supreme Court Justices must actively be serving at the time an opinion is made public in order for their votes to count. This means that a Justice who has already heard oral arguments, made a decision on the matter, or even wrote the majority opinion cannot cast a vote in the final decision if he or she dies or leaves the bench before it is announced.

    • RedArmor [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Well we could [Redacted] and then go on to [Redacted] and establish a [Redacted] by user comment removed.

      • ugly_disabled_cishet [none/use name]
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        2 years ago

        No need to be messy. How old is Clarence Thomas anyway? Remember when Justice Breyer was robbed at machete-point in his Caribbean beach home? Coincidences and happy accidents happen every day.