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It's now Tuesday afternoon and the "big" new Trump SCOTUS case still hasn't been docketed
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Steve Vladeck
@steve_vladeck
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Dec 22, 2020
It's now Tuesday afternoon and the "big" new Trump #SCOTUS case still hasn't been docketed—even though the motion to expedite proposes that a response be due by ... tomorrow.
Most likely explanation is that hard copy hasn't been received or there's some other procedural defect.
Steve Vladeck
@steve_vladeck
My bet, FWIW, is that they followed the *old* procedures for hand-filing the papers, and didn't heed the #COVID-related filing guidance from the Clerk's Office:
https://supremecourt.gov/announcements/COVID-19_Guidance_November_2020.pdf…
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Steve Vladeck
@steve_vladeck
·
Dec 22, 2020
It's now Tuesday afternoon and the "big" new Trump #SCOTUS case still hasn't been docketed—even though the motion to expedite proposes that a response be due by ... tomorrow.
Most likely explanation is that hard copy hasn't been received or there's some other procedural defect.
Steve Vladeck
@steve_vladeck
My bet, FWIW, is that they followed the *old* procedures for hand-filing the papers, and didn't heed the #COVID-related filing guidance from the Clerk's Office:
https://supremecourt.gov/announcements/COVID-19_Guidance_November_2020.pdf…
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