[atlaw]

First, only two or three judges have been involved from the get-go. Greer himself has had this case for at least 10 years. So, there aren't that many judges agreeing with Mr. Schiavo.

Well, in addition to Judge Greer, the following courts have agreed with the nefarious Mr. Schiavo:

Judge Baird of Florida’s Sixth Judicial Circuit Court;

Florida Court of Appeals Judge Altenbernd (with no less than five opinions stemming from appeals of decisions by Judges Baird and Greer);

the Florida Supreme Court (also with no less than five reviews of the case stemming from state and federal legislative action as well as reviews of Florida appellate court decisions);

Judge Moody of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida; and

the United States Supreme Court (refusing on two occasions to intervene, and necessarily reviewing the state court decisions and the briefing of the parties in connection with this refusal).

Ok, the Fifth Circuit hasn't weighed in yet, but that's still a pretty exhaustive review process.

[expatpat]

First of all, I count 6 (including Greer's) not the 11 that is thrown about by the Death Squad. But, more importantly, the 5 courts other than Greer's were ruling on process, not content.

[Bushforlife]

Those other courts are meerley appellate courts, ruling on very narrow legal issues rather than on the facts of the case.

[the lone haranguer]

I stand corrected. However, I don't believe that the USSC's unwillingness to hear the case is an indictment of its import or of the decisions that went before. They simply chose not to hear it. Inferring worth or worthlessness on that front seems a bit presumptuous. Of course, as we've seen I've been wrong before, and have apparently attributed nefarious intent to Mr. Schiavo, I may be wrong and attributing the same again.

By the way, the one point you don't dispute is the length of time Greer has had the case. May I assume that I am somewhat correct in that assertion?