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RockRaven

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4. The difference is that when one state sues another state, the venue for the case is SCOTUS.

Reply to Ferrets are Cool (Original post)

Fri Dec 11, 2020, 02:45 PM

Dec 2020

Most cases that SCOTUS hears are appeals of appeals of cases heard in federal district courts, or appeals of cases from state supreme courts. Those generally take years to get to SCOTUS.

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Correct me if I am wrong, but it seems like it used to take years for a case to come up to Supreme [View all] Ferrets are Cool Dec 2020 OP

It usually does take a long time because of the scheduling for cert petitions, The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2020 #1

The Supreme Court has "original jurisdiction" in cases of disputes between states. PoliticAverse Dec 2020 #2

States can go directly to the SC for disputes with other states hack89 Dec 2020 #3

The difference is that when one state sues another state, the venue for the case is SCOTUS. RockRaven Dec 2020 #4

It depends on the case. StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #5

In 2000, the election case moved quickly through all courts marylandblue Dec 2020 #6

As others have pointed out, there have always, or at least in recent decades, PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2020 #7