With Scalia gone how does a tie vote get solved?

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[valerief]

1. I got answers here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027606202

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2. Thanks

[yourout]

3. Just guessing but Obama will recess appoint and soon.

At the very least the nasty shit that is in the pipeline will get hung up for a while.

[Shrike47]

4. Ties would probably be good for abortion rights and some other liberal causes.

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6. Like Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association?

[yourout]

10. That is a rather huge one.

[Avalux]

5. CNN just said it doesn't really matter since most cases aren't needing a tie-breaker.

It was a ridiculous thing to say, especially after talking about how the GOP will try to block the nomination until after the election. So I guess we don't even need a 9th justice for the next year?

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7. There are many 5-4 decisions

CNN is stupid.

[JonLeibowitz]

9. what an absurd statement. Most of the time we have 9 justices!

CNN

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8. In Their Infinite Wisdom.......

......I think the remaining justices will simply take a page from the Democratic Iowa State Caucuses and solve the dilemma with the toss of a coin.

[ButterflyBlood]

11. It's basically treated as if the court didn't even take the case

The lower court decision stands and there is no Supreme Court precedent. In fact I don't think either side even publishes an opinion.