The Impact Of Scalia's Vacancy On 5th Circ. Cases

Law360, New York (March 25, 2016, 2:24 PM EDT) -- So far, 10 cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit are up for review this term in the U.S. Supreme Court. Two were decided before Justice Antonin Scalia died; eight remain undecided. And these eight undecided cases include some of the most high-profile, most politicized cases of the year — cases most people thought would divide the justices 5-4, along ideological lines. So what impact does Justice Scalia's death have on these cases? What happens now that the court is potentially divided 4-4?...

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