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Reading tea leaves....
The Supreme Court divides up arguments into "sittings," each of them two weeks long. McDonald v. Chicago was argued during the sitting of Feb 22. The Court's custom is to make sure each Justice writes at least one opinion from each sitting.
The Feb. 22 sitting had 13 arguments, so four Justices will write two and the other five one.
From that sitting, two Justices (Kennedy and Sotomayor) have already written two opinions, so they're not in the running. Stevens and Scalia have each written one. There are seven cases left to be decided.
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Justice Thomas as majority author has very interesting potential outcomes...
-Gene
GH,
Start a tweeter campain for a Thomas written opinion..lol.
C'mon, Justice Thomas. It's time to hear you SPEAK!
Woohoo, Thomas!
(Okay, I was beaten to it, but still...)
So, WHEN are we going to get the word on McDonald? It's getting pretty close to the end of the term....
You'll have to wait a few more weeks. I don't expect it until the last week of the Term (June 28, maybe 29). McDonald is a huge constitutional case and it was argued late in the Term. It is unlikely to come out until the very end. That's what happened with Heller (decided June 26, 2008).
Thomas, to put the final nail in Lincoln's 14th Amendment. The irony.
Thank you AATL for this analysis. McDonald is the first SCOTUS case I've followed, and this type of insight is fascinating while waiting for the golden day.
We have to wait for the dissenting justices to stop throwing their hissy fit and release their dissent to the majority. They are probably stalling as long as they can.
For what we are about to receive, Dear Lord, may we be truly thankful. Amen.
Jim,
It is tradition for the most politically contentious ruling of the year to be reserved for last, meaning the last week of June.
So, WHEN are we going to get the word on McDonald? It's getting pretty close to the end of the term....