The plaza outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. October 1, 2021. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM
The U.S. Supreme Court heard just 59 cases this past term and only a fraction of those were the kinds of business disputes that pay the bills at the Supreme Court practices at major law firms.
The shrinking docket has compelled high court advocates to shift their appellate focus from the justices to the federal circuit courts, which lack the discretion to say no to an appeal request.
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