Scalia: DeLay Stays On Ballot

[johnfunk]

TPM Muckraker:

SCALIA: DELAY STAYS ON BALLOT
By Paul Kiel - August 7, 2006, 5:01 PM

Bad news for Tom DeLay.

Lawyer for the Texas Republicans James Bopp has just issued a notice that Justice Antonin Scalia has denied their stay request.

CBS:

Republicans Abandon DeLay Fight
Republicans abandon fight to take DeLay's name off Texas ballot

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2006
By SUZANNE GAMBOA Associated Press Writer
(AP) Texas Republicans on Monday abandoned their court fight to replace former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on the November ballot after being turned back by the Supreme Court.

The decision came after Justice Antonin Scalia rejected Texas Republicans' request to block an appeals court ruling saying DeLay's name should remain on the ballot.

...and yea (yay!), there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth from Sugar Land to Crawford, from K Street to RNC Headquarters, from Lynchburg to Colorado Springs...

[DavidDvorkin]

1. Wow! That's a surprise!

And a very pleasant one, at that.

[Pithlet]

2. duplicate.

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