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...court only had eight members, these razor-thin rulings would be a thing of the past. A 5-3 ruling might be more resounding—and potentially less divisive—than a single-vote margin. Alternately, a 4-4 tie would send the case back to lower courts—either to the states or the federal circuits...
...speech. But in a December 2002 deposition, McCain justified the campaign finance law simply on the grounds that it serves to eliminate “the appearance of corruption.” Thus McCain sets a dangerously low bar for First Amendment abridgement. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court, by a razor-thin 5-4 vote, upheld the law on Dec. 10, 2003. That day may go down in history alongside other judicial low points, like May 18, 1896, when, in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Court ruled that states could maintain “separate but equal?...
Over the course of last weekend, Harvard moved from the playoff bubble to a comfortable, if not ideal, place based on Pairwise Rankings. Heading into the weekend, Harvard edged a razor-thin eighth place in the eight-team playoff...
...1950s, when the cathode-ray tube was cutting edge, an average TV cost about $1,000, according to Semenza. Adjusted for inflation, that's $6,700 today?comparable to the most advanced flat-screen TVs. The advent of the flat TV is seen by an electronics industry accustomed to razor-thin margins as a chance to reap some fat profits from a new technology. Japan's Sharp Corp. announced this month that sales of LCD TVs contributed to pushing up profits 40% in the first half of this fiscal year...
...general counsel to the Republican National Committee, takes a more sanguine view. "Based on more than 200 years of history, the likelihood of a disputed result is 1 in 25," he says. Presidential elections are usually not that close, he notes, and even in states where the outcome is razor-thin, changing the result there may not alter the outcome of the overall election. Baran posits that this election has less potential for mayhem than we're expecting. "With all these lawyers and all this public attention and Florida fresh in their minds, everyone will be much more careful this...