That's it! It's a conspiracy! They're all afraid of it!
/sarcasm
Get real. The courts weren't afraid to rule on the 2000 presidential election, and they aren't afraid to rule on abortion, yet they are afraid to rule on this one case?
The business of appeals courts, particularly the U.S. Supreme Court, is ruling on controversial and volatile cases.
"The courts weren't afraid to rule on the 2000 presidential election, and they aren't afraid to rule on abortion, yet they are afraid to rule on this one case?"
IMHO yes. I think the judges in that part of the country are still revieving the wrath of West Palm Beach over 2000 and NONE of them are about to incur anymore by going against the grain in this case.