The decision is in: Barack Obama has won in the hypothetical case of McCain v. Obama, argued before a prestigious panel of former judges on Oct. 20.

The case posited a severe snowstorm hitting Denver on Election Day that snarled traffic and made it impossible for many voters to reach the polls by the state-required closing time of 7 p.m. Denver officials unilaterally kept the polling places open until 9 p.m., allowing 50,000 voters to cast provisional ballots. With the national outcome of the election hanging in the balance, John McCain goes to court, asserting that the Denver action is an equal protection violation — shades of Bush v. Gore — and also violates Article II of the U.S. Constitution.

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