Comments on: U.S. Supreme Court Sets Conference Date for One Minor Party Ballot Access Case http://www.ballot-access.org/2010/04/27/u-s-supreme-court-sets-conference-date-for-one-minor-party-ballot-access-case/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:15:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=47 By: Demo Rep http://www.ballot-access.org/2010/04/27/u-s-supreme-court-sets-conference-date-for-one-minor-party-ballot-access-case/comment-page-1/#comment-790752 Demo Rep Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:27:41 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=12169#comment-790752 Does Justice *NO secrets in a Democracy* Scalia want SCOTUS conference stuff to be public ??? Does Justice *NO secrets in a Democracy* Scalia want SCOTUS conference stuff to be public ???

]]> By: Richard http://www.ballot-access.org/2010/04/27/u-s-supreme-court-sets-conference-date-for-one-minor-party-ballot-access-case/comment-page-1/#comment-790633 Richard Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:38:13 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=12169#comment-790633 Justice Harry Blackmun kept notes on what was said at conferences. He turned over his notes to the Library of Congress, to be made public after he died. That is why we know that Justice Scalia said, "The ballot-crowding argument is phony" after hearing the oral argument in Munro v Socialist Workers Party in 1986. Justice Harry Blackmun kept notes on what was said at conferences. He turned over his notes to the Library of Congress, to be made public after he died. That is why we know that Justice Scalia said, “The ballot-crowding argument is phony” after hearing the oral argument in Munro v Socialist Workers Party in 1986.

]]> By: ETJB http://www.ballot-access.org/2010/04/27/u-s-supreme-court-sets-conference-date-for-one-minor-party-ballot-access-case/comment-page-1/#comment-790624 ETJB Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:17:40 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=12169#comment-790624 ...and from what i hear no official notes or record are kept on the discussion that occurs about whether or not to hear a case. So far, Obama's Supreme Court pick has had a fairly decent (preUSSC) record on voting rights and political rights issues. …and from what i hear no official notes or record are kept on the discussion that occurs about whether or not to hear a case.

So far, Obama’s Supreme Court pick has had a fairly decent (preUSSC) record on voting rights and political rights issues.

]]> By: Richard http://www.ballot-access.org/2010/04/27/u-s-supreme-court-sets-conference-date-for-one-minor-party-ballot-access-case/comment-page-1/#comment-790532 Richard Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:54:37 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=12169#comment-790532 Yes. Yes.

]]> By: Steve Rankin http://www.ballot-access.org/2010/04/27/u-s-supreme-court-sets-conference-date-for-one-minor-party-ballot-access-case/comment-page-1/#comment-790526 Steve Rankin Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:12:55 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=12169#comment-790526 Richard: What's the process for the high court to decide whether to hear a case? Do at least four justices have to favor hearing the case? Richard: What’s the process for the high court to decide whether to hear a case?

Do at least four justices have to favor hearing the case?

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