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Court Rules for Franken
Talking Points Memo —
Minnesota Supremes rule unanimously for Al Franken.
More shortly ...
Key quote ...
For all of the foregoing reasons, we affirm the decision of the trial court that Al Franken received the highest number of votes legally cast and is entitled under Minn.
32
Stat. § 204C.40 (2008) to receive the certificate of election as United States Senator from the State of Minnesota.
Our full report on the Court's decision.
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Shailagh, Shailagh, don’t dream it’s over
Balloon Juice —
It looks like there won’t be a revote in Minnesota—the Supreme Court just ruled in favor of Franken according to CNN and WaPo.
Updates as they come in….
Update. Here’s a full report on the decision from TPM. Pawlenty is a on record saying he won’t delay if the court rules in favor of Franken. We’ll see if the sticks to that.
MN Supreme Court Declares Franken The Winner In U.S. Senate Race — Will Pawlenty Certify Him?
Think Progress —
... TPM’s Eric Kleefeld has also raised the possibility that the Senate GOP could “attempt to filibuster” Franken’s acceptance, even if Pawlenty signs the certificate. NRSC Chairman John Cornyn (R-TX) has said that he’s willing to wage “ ...
Al Franken Won. Coleman Lost.
BlondeSense —
What a waste of time. Seven and half months. The Minnesota Supreme Court has handed down its much-expected ruling in the heavily-litigated Minnesota Senate race from 2008 -- and it's a unanimous one -- deciding against Republican former Sen. Norm Coleman's appeal of his defeat in the election trial and affirming the lower court's verdict that Democratic comedian Al Franken is the legitimate winner of the race.
Minnesota Supreme Court: Franken won
Political Animal —
Somewhere in an alternate universe,
Fausta's Blog —
a large theater audience are having a huge laugh at us:
This is the senator that gives the Dems a filibuster-proof margin:
The Minnesota Supreme Court has handed down its much-expected ruling in the heavily-litigated Minnesota Senate race from 2008 — and it’s a unanimous one — deciding against Republican former Sen. Norm Coleman’s appeal of his defeat in the election trial and affirming the lower court’s verdict that Democratic comedian Al Franken is the legitimate winner of the race. ...
Minnesota Senate Race: It’s All Over
Comments from Left Field —
... election and said he is entitled to an election certificate that would lead to him being seated in the Senate.
“Affirmed,” wrote the Supreme Court, unanimously rejecting Coleman’s claims that inconsistent practices by local elections officials and wrong decisions by a lower court had denied him victory.
Two hours after the decision was released, Coleman said he would “abide by the results.”
Eric Kleefeld was first out of the gate on the court ruling.
You can read the opinion ...
