[desertsolitaire]

Does the US Supreme Court function as an independent body that sees something going on and intervenes to rule on its legality or must it be petioned by party(s) with standing who seek redress of wrongful actions? Not a lawyer but I think the Supremes (court) need context to intervene and redress grievances.
Thoughts from all, please?

[gas_dr]

The US Supreme court has original jurisdiction in very few circumstances. Namely conflicts between states. Otherwise from how I understand, the issue must be tried and appealed by a lower court and then a writ of certiorari has to come through an appellant and then cited on to grant the writ by at least four justices to actually be heard by the nine wise souls.

[justme4now]

Why they don’t or can’t step in is beyond me!

They apparently have the authority and seeing the injustices heaped on Trump, you would think that one of them in NY, Georgia or some of the other states districts would!?
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It is ordered that the following allotment be made of The Chief Justice and the Associate Justices of this Court among the circuits, pursuant to Title 28, United States Code, Section 42 and that such allotment be entered of record, effective September 28, 2022.

For the District of Columbia Circuit - John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice

For the First Circuit - Ketanji Brown Jackson, Associate Justice
(Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island)

For the Second Circuit - Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice(Connecticut, New York, Vermont)

For the Third Circuit - Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Associate Justice(Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virgin Islands)

For the Fourth Circuit - John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice(Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia)

For the Fifth Circuit - Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Associate Justice(Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas)

For the Sixth Circuit - Brett M. Kavanaugh, Associate Justice(Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee)

For the Seventh Circuit - Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice(Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin)

For the Eighth Circuit - Brett M. Kavanaugh, Associate Justice(Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota)

For the Ninth Circuit - Elena Kagan, Associate Justice(Alaska, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Nevada, Northern Mariana Islands, Washington)

For the Tenth Circuit - Neil M. Gorsuch, Associate Justice(Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming)

For the Eleventh Circuit - Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice(Alabama, Florida, Georgia)

For the Federal Circuit - John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice.

[Savage Beast]

So how is the Supreme Court’s intervention in Florida in the 2000 President Election ballot counting legal?