So #SCOTUS is acting on emergency petitions, just not the Pa redistricting stay requesthttps://twitter.com/chrisgeidner/status/974413365195001857 …
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I mean, I never said they're unable to act. They obviously are. And, I think this tweet sorta misses the point of why they have to act on death penalty applications.
I was responding to folks suggesting that maybe they’ll wait for their conference to decide or regular orders to issue a stay. But the Court’s practice is usually to act expeditiously in both death cases and election cases with deadlines
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I was one who suggested that as a caveat. And, I think you are a bit off the mark acting like they treat the two the same. They do not.
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As I said, the Court treats them both expeditiously compared to many other cases. Didn’t say it treats them exactly the same. See for example Justice Ginsburg’s 5 am dissent in a Texas voter if emergency stay request.
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I mean there also is the case in federal district court by a different group of Republicans asking for the same relief. Argument in that case last Friday and court said it would rule soon. Doesn’t seem unreasonable for SCOTUS to give a period to see what happens there.
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Of course, they are SCOTUS and can do whatever they want. But if they are skeptical and inclined to deny but also don’t want to completely preempt lower court with a denial, why not wait at least until regular conference?
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but the election happens many, many days from now, which removes the impetus to act immediately
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