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A Tale of Two Vote Switches
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A Tale of Two Vote Switches

David S Cohen
Texas Law Review Online, v 100, pp 39-59
01 Oct 2021
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https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3882958View
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Analysis Criminal intent Evaluation Felonies Laws, regulations and rules Prior conviction Recklessness (Law) Remedies Sentences (Criminal procedure) Separation of powers Violent crimes
Supreme Court Justices publicly switching votes in a case—voting for a case outcome that is the opposite of their opinion’s reasoning — is exceedingly rare. However, over the course of two weeks in June 2021, two cases featured vote switches: Justice Thomas switched his vote in Borden v. United States, and Justices Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan switched their votes in United States v. Arthrex. [1st paragraph]

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