http://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/types-cases/appeals
“A litigant who loses in a federal court of appeals, or in the highest court of a state, may file a petition for a “writ of certiorari,” which is a document asking the Supreme Court to review the case. The Supreme Court, however, does not have to grant review. The Court typically will agree to hear a case only when it involves an unusually important legal principle, or when two or more federal appellate courts have interpreted a law differently. There are also a small number of special circumstances in which the Supreme Court is required by law to hear an appeal.
The Court will Hear Cases to Resolve a Conflict of Law
The Court will Hear Cases that are Important: Sometimes the Court will consider a highly unusual case such as U.S. v Nixon (concerning the Watergate tapes) or Bush v. Gore (concerning the extremely close election in 2000
The Court will Sometimes Hear Cases that Speak to the Justices’ Interests:
The Court hears Cases when Lower Courts Disregard past Supreme Court decisions
Of the four issues above, the only one that matches up is the election case point. But, because she cannot actually win, they will toss it back. If Hilary had filed, they might have looked at it. But Stein can not possibly win and due to precidence along with not trying to look stupid, they will toss it.
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The Court hears Cases when Lower Courts Disregard past Supreme Court decisions
Not always. The SCOTUS allowed Federal Circuit courts to apply the Presser case for the OPPOSITE of what it waid, for decades. It did so becuase SCOTUS approved of the result.
Courts are highly political, but because of the role they have, they will deny this fact. Same idea as the press being objective. The press will deny being partisan, because it is in the press's self-interest that people believe the myth.