You’re right. I figured that, because that’s where I started, too. Then I remembered the Chief Justice thing and figured the chief justice could get 4 other votes pretty easily if he asked scotus to take it up.
“the chief justice could get 4 other votes pretty easily if he asked scotus to take it up.”
There’s no way this Chief Justice would want to take up a case like this. Also I don’t see a Chief Justice easily getting four members to agree with him on anything. There is no “easy” when it comes to the SC.