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Sanford Asks to Join Case, Gets Hearing Cancelled

Posted on 27. May, 2009 by Tim Kelly in SC Politics

Mark Sanford successfully petitioned the state Supreme Court to join the Edwards suit he said he wouldn't respond to – then promptly filed an action to have it removed to federal court, continuing his scheme to run out the clock past a July 1 deadline to secure the federal funds.

Oral arguments before the Supreme Court set for tomorrow have been cancelled.

Interestingly enough, when the Court this morning granted Sanford's request to join the case, this footnote was attached to the order:

We assume that the Governor will continue to meet the requirements of intervention and joinder, including the requirement that his joinder not deprive this Court of jurisdiction over the subject matter of this action.

More as it comes in…