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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It?

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From: Kenneth E. Phillipps6/1/2009 9:44:20 PM
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“If this isn’t a 5-0 opinion for Franken, I would be totally surprised. You got the sense that the justices were very unpersuaded by the Coleman arguments,” University of Minnesota law professor David Schultz said. “What [the judges] were saying is Coleman didn’t provide the sufficient evidence to either overturn the lower court decision, or sufficient evidence to show why the additional ballots should be introduced.”

“You’ve got a state Supreme Court with more Republicans than Democrats. If there’s going to be any kind of hope for Coleman, you’d expect that to come from the Republican-appointed justices,” said election law expert Rick Hasen. “So it’s pretty notable that all three of the Republican appointees were critical of the kinds of arguments that Coleman’s camp made.”

Read more: "Court skeptical of Norm Coleman's arguments - Josh Kraushaar - POLITICO.com" - politico.com
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