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Gorsuch won't even say he supports the holding in Griswold (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 OP
What is "the holding"? Ilsa Mar 2017 #1
Holding is a fancy word for opinion. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #2
Thanks. Gorsuch's scary, then. NT Ilsa Mar 2017 #4
"the holding" is legal speak for what the court ruled in the case. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2017 #3
Thanks. Gorsuch's scary, then. NT Ilsa Mar 2017 #5
Eons ago nominees felt free to say how they felt about things, these days they tend to be PoliticAverse Mar 2017 #7
Was that the "Pig in a Poke" case? WinkyDink Mar 2017 #6

Ilsa

(61,694 posts)
1. What is "the holding"?
Wed Mar 22, 2017, 11:00 AM
Mar 2017

I know what Griswold v CT is, but I don't understand the language of "the holding."

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)
7. Eons ago nominees felt free to say how they felt about things, these days they tend to be
Wed Mar 22, 2017, 11:07 AM
Mar 2017

evasive in many cases...

Here's an article on how Kagan responded to questions...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/29/elena-kagan-supreme-court-hearing_n_629215.html

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