5-3 in favor of whatever Obama wants.
What about all the June decisions?
We may be screwed every which way, but I wouldn't give Obama some Socialist Commie. Stretch it out over the next 11 months.
I'm reading if the Supreme Court is dead locked say 4 to 4, Chief Justice John Roberts gets to decide. I like to confirm that. I does make sense.
>> What about all the June decisions? <<
Some will probably be tied at 4-to-4, meaning that the lower court’s decision will normally be final for any specific “tied” case.
Found an article. Snip.
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What happens in a Supreme Court tie?
“Although rare, 4-4 ties are hardly unheard-of—justices do recuse themselves from time to time. A split decision effectively upholds the ruling of the lower court (presumably a state supreme court). In the event of such a tie, the court typically issues what’s known as a per curiam decision. The opinion in such a decision is issued under the court’s name, as opposed to consisting of a majority and a minority opinion. Justices, however, may attach dissenting opinions to the per curiam decision if they like—as happened in Bush v. Gore.
When a 4-4 deadlock does occur, the case is not deemed to have set any sort of precedent. Tradition holds that the court’s per curiam opinion in such ties is usually very, very terse, often consisting of no more than a single sentence: “The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided court.” But it’s a safe bet that the opinion in Kerry v. Bush or Bush v. Kerry would be a lot longer than usual.”
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2004/11/what_happens_in_ascotus_tie.html