It denied the motion for Kagan and Sotomayor to recuse themselves? Can you show me where they responded specifically to that motion - as opposed to simply denying the request to re-consider the case?
The only reason the case could be re-filed was because the court never gave a legal response to the motion for Kagan and Sotomayor to recuse themselves. When was that motion specifically answered?
I don't think there is any particularized response, to any of those eligibility petitions and motions.
-- The only reason the case could be re-filed was because the court never gave a legal response to the motion for Kagan and Sotomayor to recuse themselves. --
That's not so, and is generally the point I was making before. A loser can petition either with, or without having received a substantive response.
The other general point I was making was that SCOTUS doesn't have any obligation to give a reason for its rejections of taking up a case.