MN Supremes: How does June work for you?

Posted at 9:16 AM on April 24, 2009 by Tom Scheck (1 Comments)

The Minnesota Supreme Court set its scheduling order for Norm Coleman's appeal to the election contest ruling. Briefs have to be filed by May 15th. Oral arguments are scheduled for June 1, 2009. Here's the order.

Update: Coleman attorney Ben Ginsberg released this statement on the schedule:

"We're pleased with the timetable the court has granted to prepare for this historic and consequential case to enfranchise thousands of Minnesota citizens who still wait for their voices to be heard, and their votes to be counted."

Update: Democrat Al Franken's attorney Marc Elias issued this statement:

"We are grateful that the court has issued an expedited scheduling order, and we look forward to the process continuing to move forward so that Sen.-elect Franken can be seated as quickly as possible."

Comments (1)

On one hand this acceptance of essentially Coleman's request eliminates the complaint that he was denied an adequate opportunity to present his case.
But on the other hand, since Congress is already in session, Minnesota is being denied its full representation and the MN-SC does not appear to be concerned.
Considering the political history of some of the justices (particularily Justice Helen Meyer, Justice Lorie Gildea and Justice Christopher Dietzen), it would interesting to know how they each individually viewed the request.

Posted by Minnesota Central | April 24, 2009 6:26 PM

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