You are reading too much into the expedited schedule. It just means the court recognizes it needs to be resolved quickly. Scheduling telephonic arguments most likely means they are going to blow off the petitioners. The court wants as little publicity for this case as possible.
Don’t be disappointed when the court ignores the constitution.
“The court wants as little publicity for this case as possible.”
If the court wanted to give as little publicity as possible, as a first option it could have not only refused to take the case, but in addition, not given notice until it was too late to effect Barry’s placement on the ballot.
Second, it could have delayed accepting the case beyond the normal time frame for the circuit.
Third it could have accepted the case in the normal time frame.
Dead last is take the case early, IMO.
I don’t presume to know how the court will rule, but I believe it might “offend the conscience” of the court in reviewing the lower court transcript to find that Barry’s defense attorney Alexandra Hill said that “Micky Mouse” would be qualified to run as a Democratic Party primary candidate in NJ and that the defense didn’t even bother to submit a certified BC to the lower court (or in any court anywhere).