My layman's thought is that the Justices have a pretty good idea how they will vote before oral arguments. Sometimes a persuasive argument may change a vote, but I don't think it's very often.
OTOH, reading the tea leaves, that they granted cert after avoiding the issue for about a decade may bode well for the Plaintiffs.
One the other other hand, who knows until the decision is handed down?
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Originally Posted by CAJUNLAWYER
30 minutes in favor; 35 minutes against..........
with experience in front of as well as behind the bench, oral argument rarely changes anyone's mind. It has already been put in writing by the voluminous filings and believe it or not Judges read that stuff.
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