Bloodless Coup

Briscoe v. Virginia

So the argument of over half the states as to why Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts needs to be overturned less than a year after it coming down is ... doing what's constitutional is too expensive? Well sure they have other arguments, but those were rejected last term. Last term's ruling was a 5-4 decision with Justice Scalia writing for a majority that included Justices Stevens, Thomas, Souter and Ginsberg. So whether it stands would seem to depend on Justice Sotomayor.