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Theoretically, the justices themselves do. If they are interested in hearing a particular case, they issue a writ of certiorari (sometimes referred to as "granting cert"). If four of the justices believe the case should be heard before the full court, then it is granted certiorari and the case is added to the schedule.
In practice, because the court gets about a hundred times as many petitions as it can possibly review, law clerks working for the justices (in what's called the "cert pool") have a significant say in which petitions get recommended for a hearing and which ones do not.
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Why is difficult to take a case to the Supreme Court?
The Supreme Court gets to choose which cases it wants to hear, and it doesn't choose very many!!
What cases does the Supreme Court have the power to hear?
The Supreme Court is brought a large number of cases every year to review, but they do not have to hear all of them. They choose from cases that have already gone through state or federal courts where one of the parties was unhappy with the previous decision.
How many cases a year is the supreme court allowed to hear?
The Supreme Court alone decides which cases, and how many they will hear.
How many cases is the supreme court allowed to hear in a year?
The Supreme Court alone decides which cases, and how many they will hear.
What does the supreme court have the power to hear?
The Supreme Court is brought a large number of cases every year to review, but they do not have to hear all of them. They choose from cases that have already gone through state or federal courts where one of the parties was unhappy with the previous decision.
Where do the US Supreme Court justices hear cases?
The Supreme Court justices hear cases in the courtroom of the Supreme Court Building in Washington, DC.
What type of cases does supreme courts hear?
The Supreme Court hears any cases that involve the interpretation of the Constitution.
What kind of cases does Supreme Court Hears?
The Supreme Court hears three kinds of cases. Cases appealed from lower federal courts account for two-thirds of the cases they hear. They also hear cases appealed from state's supreme courts, and sometimes hear cases that have not been previously heard by a lower court, such as between one state's government and another.
What court gets to choose what cases to hear?
(in the US) The state and federal courts of appeal and the state and federal supreme courts get to review the cases submitted to them before deciding to accept them for their review or not.
Which is not a limit placed upon the supreme court?
A limit not placed on the supreme court is that they get to choice which cases they want to hear. The supreme court holds the full say so in which cases they choice and they only hear few cases throughout the year.
Who decides which appellate cases the US Supreme Court will hear?
Congress has authority to set or change the US Supreme Court's appellate jurisdiction. The Supreme Court itself has full discretion over which cases it chooses to hear under its appellate jurisdiction.
How cases end up on the docket of the US supreme court?
The Supreme Court takes substantially all of its cases on appeal. Parties displeased with the ruling in their cases may request a writ of certiorari praying that the Supreme Court hear their case. The Supreme Court reviews the requests and chooses which cases to hear. Typically, the only cases granted certiorari are those that implicate important and contested questions of Constitutional significance or public policy.
