“I’ll Take That One!”: How “Shopping” for Cases Makes SCOTUS the Most Powerful Branch of Government

“I’ll Take That One!”: How “Shopping” for Cases Makes SCOTUS the Most Powerful Branch of Government

During its 2020-2021 term, the Supreme Court agreed to hear 62 cases – a seemingly large number until you consider the nearly 7,000 it rejected. So how do the less than .01 percent of cases make it to the Supreme Court docket? You may think it takes superior scholarship and a little luck…and you’d be right. But sometimes you might just need to give the Justices the exact type of case they ask for. The Process Usually, the Supreme Court

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