Supreme Court Memo: In Taking Up Execution Drugs Case, Justices Highlight Importance of a Single Vote

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There are nine justices on the Supreme Court. It takes four votes to hear a case, but it takes five to stay an execution. That can leave a lethal gap.http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/642562/s/42b118f4/sc/1/mf.gif


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