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StarfishSaver

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5. It depends on the case.

Reply to Ferrets are Cool (Original post)

Fri Dec 11, 2020, 02:45 PM

Dec 2020

If the lower courts rule quickly, it can make it to the Court on a fast track.

The suit that Texas brought is different because it is filed in the Supreme Court without going through the lower courts - the Supreme Court has origin jurisdiction over cases between states.

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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