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To: Elderberry

> a full nine-Member Court

There is no set number of justices. If they don’t get their way will they then demand a rehearing before a ten-member court? Eleven? They had their chance, there is no second bite of the apple.


2 posted on 07/19/2016 8:51:25 PM PDT by Ray76 (The evil effect of Obergefell is to deprive the people of rule of law & subject us to tyranny!)
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To: Ray76
There is no set number of justices. If they don’t get their way will they then demand a rehearing before a ten-member court? Eleven? They had their chance, there is no second bite of the apple.

Pub. L. 114-38 (28 U.S. Code § 1 - Number of justices)

The Supreme Court of the United States shall consist of a Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices, any six of whom shall constitute a quorum.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 869.)

5 posted on 07/20/2016 12:03:58 AM PDT by FreedomCalls (It's called the "Statue of Liberty" and not the "Statue of Security.")
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