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To: EveningStar

Anyone know offhand how many one-sentence decisions the SCOTUS issues in a session?


8 posted on 11/18/2013 11:18:53 AM PST by Makana (Old soldiers never die. They just read Free Republic.)
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To: Makana
Anyone know offhand how many one-sentence decisions the SCOTUS issues in a session?

Thousands.

In a typical year, about 9-10,000 cases are filed with the Court, but they agree to hear only about 100 or so. All the rest are disposed of with "The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied."

13 posted on 11/18/2013 1:00:11 PM PST by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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