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Petitioning Rube Goldberg's Supreme Court

• MWil 14y ago
  I'm not even finished reading yet but I love this line "called a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (but just as plausibly called Wishes for Space Signals from Judges on Alpha Centauri)"
• cmccabe 14y ago
  This was definitely a fun read. I agree that the court sets up a pretty arbitrary set of requirements. I'm not sure that changing it really makes sense, though. The court is already flooded with requests as-is. Having these kind of requirements in place probably cuts down on the number of frivolous briefs. On the other hand, the requirement that companies need to print out all their emails during the discovery phase of lawsuits really needs to be changed. It's just a huge cost to businesses and it doesn't benefit anyone.
  • Bjartr 14y ago
    >cuts down on the number of frivolous briefs. Perhaps, but the Supreme Court isn't supposed to only serve those who can afford thousands of dollars of expenses, and I don't think using that is an appropriate filter of frivolity.
    • cmccabe 14y ago
      Well, if you can't afford thousands of dollars of expenses, then you can do it yourself for less. This blog post tells you how. All you have to do is invest some of your time. If you're not willing to invest either a moderate amount of money or a moderate amount of time, then maybe your brief isn't that important.