http://jonathanturley.org/2009/03/31/supreme-court-dismisses-major-tobacco-case/ Res ipsa loquitur ("The thing itself speaks") Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://jonathanturley.org/2009/03/31/supreme-court-dismisses-major-tobacco-case/#comment-45697 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:50:28 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/?p=9519#comment-45697 Not that I’m all that interested, but procedurally, how did SCOTUS obtain jurisdiction over a case decided on adequate & independent state grounds?

]]> http://jonathanturley.org/2009/03/31/supreme-court-dismisses-major-tobacco-case/#comment-45652 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:55:01 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/?p=9519#comment-45652 Truly an unusual result given the usual coziness on display between the highest courts of the land. I wonder if this was more an ideologically based “don’t tread on me” states’ rights decision, or a political nose-thumbing given the rightward tilt of SCOTUS. Even the inscrutable have their own language — easily recognizable by their own kind. We need an interpreter!

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