To: SeaHawkFan
And anyone who thinks the justices actually decide what cases are heard is out of touch with reality. I don't know how you came to that conclusion. All nine justices meet on Fridays for a group conference to vote on which cases they will hear. They are alone in conference. No law clerks allowed. It takes four votes for a case to be accepted.
19 posted on
05/26/2014 11:23:50 PM PDT by
BuckeyeTexan
(There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
To: BuckeyeTexan
I don't know how you came to that conclusion. All nine justices meet on Fridays for a group conference to vote on which cases they will hear. They are alone in conference. No law clerks allowed. It takes four votes for a case to be accepted. Do the Supremes actually read the briefs in their entirety, or do they read the summaries the clerks have prepared? If the latter, the clerks, while not physically present, have a lot of influence on which cases are heard.
21 posted on
05/27/2014 5:25:11 AM PDT by
PapaBear3625
(You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
To: BuckeyeTexan
I don't know how you came to that conclusion. All nine justices meet on Fridays for a group conference to vote on which cases they will hear. They are alone in conference. They vote on petitions, which in almost every case, they have not even read themselves.
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