Four votes are required to grant certiorari for Supreme Court review

Evidence

If four justices vote to hear a case, the so-called Rule of Four, it is accepted for review and scheduled for oral argument. If fewer than four justices favor review, the petition for certiorari is denied, and the decision of the lower court stands. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 911

Categorization

• XREF: Pairs with ch2’s claim that granting the Supreme Court’s docket discretion transformed it into a law-developing court. — connects to: Supreme Court case review begins with a certiorari petition — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 904; Four justices voting to hear a case triggers Supreme Court review — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 911