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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 06:22 PM Original message |
Should Retired Justices Be Called Back to Supreme Court? |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
1. Nooooo...Sandra Day-Bush2000-O'Connor for instance? |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 06:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Or Souter and Stevens |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 06:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Point being, who gets to choose? I'm guessing the Chief Justice? |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 06:27 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Good question, not sure how the lower courts do it, looking |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 06:31 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. It appears that the Chief Justice assigns in lower courts but isn't this done before orals? |
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tritsofme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
2. Cool idea. |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 06:27 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. It's how lower court operate |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
7. it sounds ok now, but i worry if the SC gets mostly left leaning and a retired Scalia is asked |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 06:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Good point |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
8. How would the justice be chosen? And what about precedent? |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
10. When has there ever been a rucusal on the Extreme Court. |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 06:34 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Actually happens a lot, Sotomayor has done so a number of time this term |
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FBI_Un_Sub (610 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
13. Dist Cts, Apeals Cts, Most State Courts |
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