5-to-4: A judicial way of life at the U.S. Supreme Court

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI) | Date: July 29, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

5-to-4: A judicial way of life at the U.S. Supreme Court

By LINDA GREENHOUSE

Sunday, July 29, 2001

WASHINGTON -- Two federal courthouses here provided scenes of stark contrast on the last Thursday in June. At the Supreme Court, the justices concluded their term by announcing decisions in four cases, all by votes of 5-4, while almost simultaneously, less than a mile down Constitution Ave., the District of Columbia U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announced its unanimous decision in the Microsoft case.

There was nothing predictable about the unanimity of the complex 125-page Microsoft decision. The ...

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