#SaveYouAClick: at end of day, it depends on how lazy or not the #SCOTUS judges feel that day. (They DO have a lot of discretion to just ignore things, see also idea of "shadow docket").

> How the justices decide … which cases to decide: an explainer https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/how-the-justices-decide-which-cases-to-decide-an-explainer/

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How the justices decide … which cases to decide: an explainer

One of the more frequent questions we get here at SCOTUSblog is how the court decides which cases to review on the merits – that is, to have additional briefing […]

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Want to learn more about the "shadow docket" a book like this may help:

> 'The Shadow Docket' https://search.worldcat.org/title/1396551953

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