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| it's that time of year again. with two weeks to go, we are waiting on 14 opinions. expect some monday. | |
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| the big news will probably comne on the last possible day - that's the decision about whether Obamacare is unconstitutional. Stay tuned, court fans. | |
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http://www2.bloomberglaw.com/public/document/Elgin_v_Dept_of_Treasury_No_1145_2012_BL_143335_US_June_11_2012_C
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| The elgin case, announced last week, is turning out ot be bigger news than expected. It's insider baseball stuff, hard to explain to lay-people. | |
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| Elgin was fired from a federal gig because he didnt register for the draft. He says that's sexist,and mean. So he wants to sue. | |
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| The case, right now, isn't about whther he's right or wrong. It's about which court he can sue in,and whether he has to go through a pointless adminstrative hearing first. | |
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| The court, 6-3, by justice thomas, said yes; he can only go through the pointless hearing first, then file in DC court. | |
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