The announcement came after the state Supreme Court declared, in a unanimous decision, that Franken had won the race by a margin of 312 votes.
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This course might appeal to centrist justices like Anthony Kennedy, John Roberts and Stephen Breyer and perhaps could even command a unanimouscourt, which would have a welcome calming influence on the nation's culture wars.
With those words Justice Antonin Scalia, and a unanimous Supreme Court, this week extended the nation's anti-discrimination laws to same-sex harassment.