And in latino dominated California, this constituency has the ability to determine which Democrat prevails in the state.
How the telescoping occurs -- what is left in and what is left out of suits and rulings -- could determine which side prevails in the state court battle.
That leaves five states, and 61 electoral votes, unaccounted for — but Mr. Obama would not need them if he prevails in the states where he is leading in the polls.
"Samsung may be doing this as a precautionary measure to prevent it having to pay damages on devices sold outside the US in case Apple prevails in the States and then pursues a similar suit elsewhere," said Simon Clark, head of intellectual property at law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner.
The same applies to child support, which cannot be determined by a prenup as state law prevails in this instance.
The defendant prevailed in the state courts (81 Kan. 101, 105 Pac. 221), and the plaintiff brings the case here.
Lincoln won the popular vote in that contest, but Douglas prevailed in the state legislature and reclaimed his seat.
The idea for some time has been that Southern California, with its demographic weight, would overthrow the San Francisco Democratic consensus that has prevailed in the state for decades.
The Democrat in that race, William Keating, defeated the Republican, Jeffrey Perry; Democratic incumbents also prevailed in the state's other House races, defying the expectation that Mr. Brown's win might start a Republican revolution here.
It is enough to refer to the fact also brought out and relied upon in the opinion below, that the custom of party walls was introduced by the first settlers in Philadelphia under William Penn and has prevailed in the State ever since.
"We expect to prevail in the state Supreme Court".
