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no_hypocrisy

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2. Here's the thing(s):

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 09:04 PM

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SCOTUS doesn't have to accept every single request for appeal.

If these weren't characterized as "emergency appeals," there's a good chance that many would have been turned down.

The odds of SCOTUS taking a non-emergency certiorari case is quite limited. Not certain of the number, but I seem to remember it's something like 50-55 per session. They take a vote which ones they'll take.

Calling something an emergency doesn't make it an emergency. SCOTUS taking on so many "emergency appeals" indicates to me that there's some coordination going on.

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