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Article: Coleman asks state Supreme Court to take it slow; He needs more time to develop an appeal, his lawyers say. Franken's schedule is "on the short side," a legal expert says.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- April 23, 2009
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Byline: KEVIN DUCHSCHERE; BOB VON STERNBERG; STAFF WRITERS
Norm Coleman asked the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to set a slower timetable than his rival seeks in the next phase of the protracted U.S. Senate race. Coleman, a Republican, proposed to the court that his appeal of Democrat Al Franken's victory in the recent Senate election trial be argued no sooner than mid-May, two weeks later than Franken suggested on Tuesday.
The Coleman camp said in documents that while it recognizes a need to resolve the case "as expeditiously as possible," the two sides and the court "must be given enough time to fully develop and consider the issues on appeal."
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