Comments on: Today at the Supreme Court http://www.scotusblog.com/2007/05/today-at-the-supreme-court/ 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 By: Thomas Goldstein http://www.scotusblog.com/2007/05/today-at-the-supreme-court/#comment-11229 Thomas Goldstein Mon, 21 May 2007 18:05:05 +0000 http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/uncategorized/today-at-the-supreme-court/#comment-11229 Mark - It's true that the Court didn't decide the merits, but Amy is quite right to call them "rulings in ... merits cases" because they were granted on the merits and that way people know what she's talking about. Mark – It’s true that the Court didn’t decide the merits, but Amy is quite right to call them “rulings in … merits cases” because they were granted on the merits and that way people know what she’s talking about.

]]> By: Marc Shepherd http://www.scotusblog.com/2007/05/today-at-the-supreme-court/#comment-11228 Marc Shepherd Mon, 21 May 2007 17:38:54 +0000 http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/uncategorized/today-at-the-supreme-court/#comment-11228 Actually, I think only three of today's "merits rulings" count as decisions on the merits. One was a DIG, and another was a dismissal for want of jurisdiction. So the already-low total of merits decisions in this Term's argued cases has just gone two lower. Actually, I think only three of today’s “merits rulings” count as decisions on the merits. One was a DIG, and another was a dismissal for want of jurisdiction.

So the already-low total of merits decisions in this Term’s argued cases has just gone two lower.

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