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diff --git a/rich/26_question b/rich/26_question new file mode 100644 index 0000000..61a87fd --- /dev/null +++ b/rich/26_question @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +Which of the 7 criteria for Case Selection presented in the lecture +should guarantee access to the Supreme Court and why? No more than 2--3 +sentences. + +Two cases should guarantee access to the Supreme Court: a state Supreme +Court invalidating a federal law and the Solicitor General requesting +review. A state Supreme Court's invalidation should be handled +immediately in order to avoid precedents that vary the rights of +citizens of different states. The Solicitor General's request is a less +pressing motivation, but so as to avoid extreme political bias in the +Court's docket, the executive should be able to exert this power on the +Court, forcing it to at least take a stance on certain issues. |