In the event of such a tie, the court typically issues what’s known as a per curiam decision. The opinion in such a decision is issued under the court’s name, as opposed to consisting of a majority and a minority opinion. Justices, however, may attach dissenting opinions to the per curiam decision if they like—as happened in Bush v. Gore .
A Senate procedure allows Jackson’s nomination to sidestep the tie vote and be recommended to the full Senate for consideration. After the vote, the committee chairman Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Illinois, notifies the Senate of the tie. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-New York, will then have to file a “discharge motion.”
Without nine justices, there is the potential for a 4-4 tie. Supreme Court ties aren’t unprecedented; justices have recused themselves from the bench for various reasons throughout history.
Tribe’s theory hasn’t been tested in a court of law, and for that matter, courts of law are typically reluctant to tell Congress how to carry out legislative chores, even those touching on the judiciary itself.
Without nine justices, there is the potential for a 4-4 tie. Supreme Court ties aren’t unprecedented; justices have recused themselves from the bench for various reasons throughout history. When it happens, the lower court ruling stands and no precedent is set.
The traditional practice of the Supreme Court of the United States is that “no affirmative action can be had in a cause where the judges are equally divided in opinion as to the judgment to be rendered or order to be made.
Although rare, 4-4 ties are hardly unheard-of—justices do recuse themselves from time to time. A split decision effectively upholds the ruling of the lower court (presumably a state supreme court). In the event of such a tie, the court typically issues what’s known as a per curiam decision. The opinion in such a decision is issued under ...
The opinion in such a decision is issued under the court’s name, as opposed to consisting of a majority and a minority opinion. Justices, however, may attach dissenting opinions to the per curiam decision if they like—as happened in Bush v. Gore.
That’s actually a bit unusual, since Supreme Court justices often abstain from the decision-making process when they’ve missed oral arguments. In March of 1972, for example, Rehnquist chose not to participate in the decision in Eisenstadt v.
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It appears that Democrats have little power to slow down the nomination process, so the likelihood of a nine-justice Supreme Court by election day is strong.