Circle the dates on your calendars, ladies and gentlemen: Looks Like Next Friday IS IT!

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9. It's not what you think it means.....

Yes, they will meet on the Dec 11th (not the 13th) to meet on whether to hear the mazor case. That is the case where his accounting firm has to turn over his tax returns to NYS.

It only takes 4 justices to decide to hear the case, which many analysts expect will happen. If they do, it will be on an expedited schedule with a decision due by June. If they pass on hearing it, and don't send it back to the lower courts for some reason, the lower court decision will stand.

They will likely also decide whether to pass on the other cases, including this one, at the same time. But if they decide to hear mazor, they will also likely extend the stay on this case (another is already under stay by the appelate court pending scotus review).

This is all normal. What isn't normal is trhe speed the justices are working. Normally, a plaintiff has 90 days to file an official appeal. In mazor, they gave the doj 2 weeks. If they had let the process stand, the case probably wouldn't be heard this term.

But again, people who watch the court for a living are guessing they will hear mazor, but that in the end they will rule to release all documents and honor all subpoenas. That's the difference between 5 votes and 4.