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No. There are eight justices left. The quorum is six. Source: 28 U.S. Code § 1 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/
by rdancer 11y ago
No. There are eight justices left. The quorum is six.
Source: 28 U.S. Code § 1 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1
- hysan 11y agoOk, thanks. Do you also know how split decisions are handled now?
- rdancer 11y agoSplit decision means the lower court decision is affirmed. Simple majority is required for a reversal, or any change to status quo. Think about the Supreme Court as a very small Senate. The individual justices do not make decisions. The whole body does. They do operate a lot like a legislative body procedurally.
- hysan 11y agoAh ok, thanks for explaining it.