[Onelifetogive]

But before the Senate took a final vote, U.S. District Court Judge Bernice Donald ruled senators must take care not to invalidate ballots without first giving voters an opportunity to be heard.

I don't know the specifics about TN Law, but doesn't the legislature generally have the right to decide (for any reason) who is allowed to be seated? Separation of powers...

[angelsonmyside]

Beats me I'm still confused how this Clinton appointed Judge was involved in the first place.

[HeadOn]

I'll tell you how the judge got involved. She's a friend of the Ford family, and the Ford lawyers brought her in.

And as for whether Ophelia gets seated - the state Constitution says the Senate has the right to determine if the elected candidate should be accepted. Of course, they can't just overturn and election, but if this judge keeps meddling, there may be a State/Federal showdown.