Minnesota High Court Won't Hear Senate Case Until June (Franken / Coleman)

Source: Associated Press

Minnesota will head into June without a second U.S. senator under the Supreme Court's schedule for hearing Republican Norm Coleman's appeal.

The court says that it won't hold oral arguments until June 1, later than Democrat Al Franken had hoped. In the intervening weeks, the schedule announced Friday gives the two sides various deadlines for written filings and responses.

Comic-turned-activist Franken has a 312-vote lead over former Senator Coleman. But neither can take office until the state courts finish considering Coleman's lawsuit.

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