http://www.scotusblog.com/2006/01/todays-opinions-and-order-list-2/ The Supreme Court of the United States blog Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:38:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.scotusblog.com/2006/01/todays-opinions-and-order-list-2/#comment-8682 Marc Shepherd Mon, 23 Jan 2006 15:14:43 +0000 http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/uncategorized/todays-opinions-and-order-list-2/#comment-8682 The decision in Central Virginia Community College v. Katz shows that the four Justices in the minority don't stoop to political games--at least, not this time. Any one of them could probably have manipulated the process to delay the decision until after Justice O'Connor's retirement. As Marty notes, that almost certainly would have resulted in the case turning out the other way, on the assumption that Justice Alito would vote with the conservatives. The decision in Central Virginia Community College v. Katz shows that the four Justices in the minority don’t stoop to political games–at least, not this time. Any one of them could probably have manipulated the process to delay the decision until after Justice O’Connor’s retirement. As Marty notes, that almost certainly would have resulted in the case turning out the other way, on the assumption that Justice Alito would vote with the conservatives.

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