Supreme Court Lacks Quorum on Copyright Petition After Four Recusals; Takes Disparate Impact Case
Photo: Washington ExaminerThe U.S. Supreme Court was unable to consider a petition in the copyright case BMG Rights Management v. Vetter because four justices recused themselves, leaving it without a quorum, according to an order list the court announced. Because of the missing quorum, the lower court's ruling was affirmed rather than reviewed. The petition came from publishing companies, and a lack of quorum like this is rare. In the same order list, the court also agreed to hear a new case concerning disparate impact.
Alternative and independent coverage, from Reason, pairs the recusals with the new disparate impact grant and points to the many hours lawyers billed on a petition that ended in affirmance for lack of a quorum. Right-leaning coverage, from the Washington Examiner, focuses on the recusals and the rarity of the missing quorum, describing the court as unable to consider the petition. Both agree on the four recusals and the lack of a quorum. Left-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while alternative and right-leaning outlets had.
How the sides differ Alternative sources stress lawyers' billed hours and the new disparate impact case; right sources stress the rare quorum shortfall; left sources have not covered it.
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Not covering this story. None of the left-leaning outlets Crosswire tracks has reported it yet. What one side leaves out can be as telling as what the others report.
Reason links the four recusals and resulting affirmance to the lawyers' heavy billed hours, and also notes the court's grant of a new disparate impact case.
The Washington Examiner leads with the court being unable to consider the petition because of a rare lack of quorum, centering on the recusals and the order list.