U.S. High Court Splits 4-4 for First Time Since Scalia Death
The U.S. Supreme Court building on Feb. 19, 2016 in Washington, D.C.
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A shorthanded U.S. Supreme Court divided evenly in a case for the first time since the Feb. 13 death of Justice Antonin Scalia, deadlocking in a Missouri dispute involving discrimination under a federal equal-credit law.
As is the court’s custom, the justices didn’t reveal which of the eight justices were on which side of the case or provide any reasoning. A 4-4 split upholds the lower court ruling without setting a nationwide precedent.