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Since this article is about specifically the Supreme Court not taking the case, it bears mentioning that the SC usually only takes cases where there is an impor
by safety1st 3y ago
Since this article is about specifically the Supreme Court not taking the case, it bears mentioning that the SC usually only takes cases where there is an important or controversial legal principle at stake, particularly when multiple appellate courts have interpreted the law differently. It might be an entirely meritorious case but they get over 7,000 petitions each year and only have time to accept about 2% of them. By necessity they have to take cases where the facts and the judicial process are such that a ruling from the SC will have an impact on the entire justice system and how lower courts interpret the law.
- Someone 3y ago> they get over 7,000 petitions each year and only have time to accept about 2% of them Only? That’s 140 cases a year, or one every two working days. Sounds like an extremely high number to me. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_U.S._Supreme_Court_cases_decided_by_year https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_U.S._Supreme_Court_c... says it’s ≈70 per year. That’s less, but IMO still very high.
- autoexec 3y agoI wish I only had to work on 70 things in an entire year! Even better if I got to pick and choose which things I'd be working on. Now imagine if a whole chain of other people had already worked on all of those things before they even got to me, leaving me with all their notes and conclusions. I'd have all the time in the world to accept bribes from billionaires and take fancy trips on their private jets and yachts too!