What would your father say about the wheels of justice turning too slowly?
“The Law teaches you patience.”
Abe Lincoln once said a lawyers time and advice are his stock in trade. For a lawyer time can equal money.
SCOTUS had to wait until this week when Congress verified the vote totals. Until that happened - SCOTUS could not act.
Note - they did not bounce Cort’s case as far as a I know. Leo filed his case and helped Cort file his. Leo was first then Cort. AFAIK - Cort’s case is still alive. Leo had said Cort was a better case because Leo had more time.