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In reply to the discussion: Supreme Court sets date to consider whether to review Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal [View all]bluestarone
(20,008 posts)34. Don't know, maybe some of these judges
are in some of the VIDEO's? Hell, who knows anymore.
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Supreme Court sets date to consider whether to review Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal [View all]
LetMyPeopleVote
Wednesday
OP
Convenient? It's simply the date of the first scheduling conference of the fall SCOTUS term
onenote
Thursday
#23
The fact you don't understand standard court procedure doesn't make it a conspiracy.
onenote
Thursday
#29
This isn't a shadow docket case. Its a run of the mill petition for certiorari --
onenote
Wednesday
#10
Nothing was decided. It was a standard administrative move scheduling the conference at which the petition
onenote
Wednesday
#9
No. A decision on whether to hear her case won't be made until September when the court considers her petition
onenote
Wednesday
#12
TYVM! I always thought before any decision a judge had to decide to hear a case.
bluestarone
Wednesday
#13
Not what the case is about. And the administration has opposed her petition for cert.
onenote
Thursday
#19
Average Americans file petitions for cert all the time. Around 8000 to 10,000 per year.
onenote
Thursday
#20
The court -- assisted by their clerks -- reviews the petitions and if at least four justices deem a petition cert-worthy
onenote
Thursday
#30
I'm not asking question to argue with you, but rather trying to understand exactly their process. So my final questions
bluestarone
15 hrs ago
#45
At the scheduling conference all nine justices consider each pending petition for cert.
onenote
11 hrs ago
#46
I don't know if it merits being one that will be granted. We won't know if it is or isn't granted until early October
onenote
Thursday
#31