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Does anyone know if "docketed" means that SCOTUS granted Certiorari?
by GaltMidas 6y ago
Does anyone know if "docketed" means that SCOTUS granted Certiorari?
- dvt 6y agoIt does not[1]. Doesn't really matter though, as there's no cert to be granted here: State v. State can only be adjudicated in SCOTUS. [1] https://www.scotusblog.com/reference/educational-resources/glossary-of-legal-terms https://www.scotusblog.com/reference/educational-resources/g...
- Kina 6y agoThe Court does not grant cert for this. Disputes between states are one of the few instances where SCOTUS has original jurisdiction and thus, it is the trial court.
- jcranmer 6y agoDocketed means that SCOTUS will consider the petition. It is extremely unusual that SCOTUS does not docket a case; you basically have to be a vexatious litigant to reach that stage. Considering a petition is not even close to a guarantee of certiorari. There are several thousand petitions filed a year, and SCOTUS will hear about 70-ish cases a year.