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Originally Posted by Willravel
This is scaring me, Jazz. Did you do any research on the SCOTUS before posting? Here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill
Exxon had a known alcoholic ship captain who was piloting 10 million gallons of oil into the Prince William Sound, devastating a unique natural environment and causing one of the largest ecological disasters in history. In the original trial, Exxon had their asses handed to them and was ordered to pay $287 million damages and $5 billion punitive. This case is now before the Supreme Court, and it will likely reach it's decision before July.
Here's the clincher: Scalia said he wanted to overturn the decision COMPLETELY. Oh, and he invests heavily in Exxon... and this was long before he was forced to recuse himself after a shitstorm in the media. |
Will, its you that looks like he hasn't done any research. Scalia wants to overturn the decision because he thinks the lower court erred. He's said so. And he's got one vote out of nine.
What you seem to fail to grasp is that Scalia can't do anything by himself. There needs to be 5 (I think) justices that concur that a case needs to be heard before them before it's put on the docket. One justice can't do it themself. A case has to go to trial in the circuit court then be heard by the Appellate Court. Once the Appellate Court rules, then SCOTUS can decide to hear a case or not. If they do, it's put on the docket, arguements are heard and an opinion issued a few months later. Getting to the Supreme Court is a long, arduous procedure and a diminishingly small percentage of cases are heard by them.