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What Does a Supreme Court Vacancy Mean?

  • Organization: civilrights.org
  • Document Type: Article/News
  • Date Created: Tuesday, June 21, 2005
  • Submitted: Tuesday, June 21, 2005
  • Attachment(s): HTM
Our current Supreme Court is so divided that the future of civil rights is very uncertain. Many recent court decisions have been so close (with one vote making the decision), that one judge's replacement could form a radically different Court. For decades to come. Here are some important opinions on what a vacancy means.
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