The vote was taken and the successful crackdown now makes the issue moot.
The Court Appeals did not consider the neighborhood group's principle argument, finding that the issue moot.
But the Republican primary contest could be over well before the Indiana primary in May, making the issue moot.
Mr. Bush said he would prefer that the courts rendered the issue moot by denying Mr. Gore's legal challenges.
Yet Reich's views on Cuban policy are publicly no different from those of the Bush White House, a circumstance that should have made the issue moot.
Last week, Mr. Dean became sufficiently alarmed to propose brokering an "arrangement" if a clear-cut victory by one candidate hasn't rendered the issue moot by the spring.
[Prediction: nominee in 2016 will favor a ban; in 2020, no, blaming "judicial activism" for making the issue moot.].
A Supreme Court decision most likely would render the issue moot as a topic for electoral debate, although questions such as whether business owners who oppose same-sex marriages can refuse to serve gay couples could still arise.
Unfortunately, by the time the case worked its way up to the appellate court level, the fighting was done and the absolute press ban had been lifted, rendering the issue moot.
Take an hour or two, review all your options: Can you get health insurance through your employer, can you get a better deal through the exchanges, or is the issue moot because you qualify for Medicaid or Medicare?
Further background: We are working to become a global Internet TV network and, as part of that, will have more global rights to series, features, docs, comedy specials, etc., this should make this whole issue moot overtime".
