Tie Votes and the 2016 Supreme Court Vacancy
101 Minnesota Law Review Headnotes 107 (2016)
14 Pages Posted: 3 Mar 2017
Date Written: February 28, 2017
Abstract
This essay examines the instances in which the Supreme Court have--and have not--deadlocked following the death of Justice Scalia. It advances the hypothesis that the Justices appear to be searching for means of disposing of cases without affirming by an equally divided court.
Keywords: Supreme court, procedure, tie votes
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Pidot, Justin R., Tie Votes and the 2016 Supreme Court Vacancy (February 28, 2017). 101 Minnesota Law Review Headnotes 107 (2016), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2925451
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