Unfortunately Lurking Libertarian says that there is no chance the SCOTUS will hear this because none of the lawyers arguing these cases are bigshot names. Sickening, if true.
If the SCOTUS refuses to hear any of these cases, and this is the reason why, then we’re over as a nation.
And I told him that's crazy. To only accept cases on who would argue the cases and not accept it based on their merits.
Stupid.
Not quite what I said. There is no rule restricting Supreme Court cases to certain lawyers, and they do sometimes hear cases filed by unknowns. But certain lawyers carry enormous clout with the Supreme Court. The chances of getting a cert. petition granted are way higher if it is filed by, say, Ken Starr or Larry Tribe, than if I file it (and I'm an appellate lawyer with 30 years of experience). The fact that none of the distinguished Supreme Court lawyers-- liberal or conservative-- has shown any interest in these cases will, to some extent, suggest to the Justices that there really isn't a serious issue here.