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That rule seems to be basically non-binding commentary. "The following, although neither controlling nor fully measuring the Court's discretion, indicate the c
by umanwizard 9y ago
That rule seems to be basically non-binding commentary.
"The following, although neither controlling nor fully measuring the Court's discretion, indicate the character of the reasons the Court considers".
And, in any case, the last possible reason reads:
"(c) a state court or a United States court of appeals has decided an important question of federal law that has not been, but should be, settled by this Court [...]"
- jldugger 9y agoWhat the court considers important is described later on. While the court can't establish any rules it cant later undo, it is a statement from the court and gives us an idea of when and why the accept the petitions they do. As I understand it, it's _very_ rare to grant cert 'because it's important we do so.' The court accepts something like 1 in 70 petitioned, and a very small number within there are granted under Rule 10(c).