Oh, the Court was always going to take this case, as a practical matter. But, again, strictly speaking, it was no obligated to do so. There are only a very few types of cases that the Supreme Court is constitutionally mandated to hear.
My point was in response to the apparent complaints by some who appear to think the Court is taking its time, going too slowly, not approaching this matter with a sense of alacrity.
Such complaints are grounded in ignorance. What? Did they imagine the Court was going to treat this matter like it was an episode of the "People's Court" or something? Hear argument completely on the fly and then come back with its decision after the commercial break? The Court was always going to require briefing in this case, and the schedule they've adopted is very expeditious.
There's no shame in ignorance, of course, but some people insist of declining to employ what brains the good Lord gave them. Sheesh.
Absolutely. We've come to expect of the Chief that he would want to trim the decision to the minimum required to dispose of the case. Will they come down firmly on applicability 14A3 AND due process? Anything else? Congressional responsibility under 14A5?