Call me the eternal optimist...there is a possibility no-one is discussing.
It is possible that the SCOTUS WISHES the Circuit Court to rule on this instead of them. Why?
Takes a lot of the poltiical heat off.
May feel that case for discrimination of military voters is a slam dunk and their action is not required.
Don't want to set a precedent of Election Law cases going directly to SCOTUS without coming up through the system.
Still could review the alternate "disenfranchisement" case on a more extended timeline should it become necessary.
I would not predict this after how hard many of us were just burned, but I am holding out a nugget of hope that this isn't over.
Meanwhile...
LAUTENBERG IS A DODDERING OLD FOOL, GO FORRESTER!!!