U.S. Supreme Court,
Criminal,
Constitutional Law
May 21, 2018
The Supreme Court’s bizarre summary reversal in Kisela v Hughes
As Chief Justice John Roberts likes to remind us, federal judges are very busy (he should see the dockets that California state court judges manage). As such, the Supreme Court’s “summary reversal” process extra important.
Scott J. Street
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Scott has taught at Loyola Law School, practiced in the U.S. Supreme Court and written for the Daily Journal and other publications.
As Chief Justice John Roberts likes to remind us, federal judges are very busy (he should see the dockets that California state court judges manage). According to Roberts, that explains why the U.S. Supreme Court's docket has shrunk to its smallest size ever.
That makes the Supreme Court's "summary reversal" process extra important. In this process, the court will grant certiorari and simultaneously decide the case's merits -- that ...
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