Law and Government

SOC205: Society, Law and Government

Discussion Question Week 8

 

Part 1: Week 8 Discussion 

 

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Although in the past Congress was responsible for picking the U.S. Supreme Court docket, the Supreme Court justices have great autonomy to pick the cases they want to hear. Annually, almost 99% of all cases appealed to the Supreme Court are denied. What kinds of factors do you think go into which cases are heard? Cases are denied without an explanation—do you think that it is a good idea for the Supreme Court to set its own docket with no accountability for how or why they hear a case? How would responding to every case change the work of the Supreme Court? Explain.

Build on a classmate’s post by asking questions, offering thoughtful ideas, or sharing personal connections. Be sure to demonstrate respect for classmates’ comments.

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Part 2: Student Response

 

Kenneth Myers 

RE: Week 8 Discussion

 

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hi professor and class

I know I sound like a pessimist right know I swear I am not the way the country is going right now has got me really opinionated  more than normal. I don think it is a good idea for the supreme court to just pick their cases. There is no credibilty, accountability, or criteria in how they pick their cases so how are they picking them cases that sound interesting or cases that fit their agenda. The answer to that question we really don’t know and they usually don’t say why if you ask me that is just a security blanket to protect them. Of course thay can’t accept every case or even monitor every case they wouldn’t hear half the cases they need to. so how to fix that here is one way have a section in the us attorney generals office that does nothing but use a criteria to evaluate cases then make a docket for them to me