• NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Can you actually appeal anything to the SC with enough $$$ or is there a type of denial earlier in the process that then prohibits it?

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      Anyone can appeal for cert. Famously, a lot of convicts do from prison. It’s very rare to have it granted, though.

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      SCOTUS can take any case they want. But they don’t have all that much time so have to pick and choose until juicy ones.

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        The amount of faith you have in SCOTUS is concerning, they’ve already clearly demonstrated they’re not basing opinions on law but who appointed them.

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          I have no faith in them. Ignoring them doesn’t fix things and pointing out how the world works does not imply faith.

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      You can appeal any federal case to scotus or make an argument that a state case should be federal. However scotus decides what cases they hear. So you can appeal but unless you have a good argument they are simply going to decide to not hear the case.