Supreme Court certiorari votes are cast without published explanation, obscuring their criteria.

Evidence

It is difficult to determine what factors influence the justices’ decisions to grant or deny review, because the justices neither publish nor explain their votes. The Court’s own Rule 10, “Considerations Governing Review on Certiorari,” offers some guidance (see Box 5. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1511

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Justices never explain or publish certiorari vote reasons — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 912; Supreme Court certiorari criteria are discretionary guides, not binding rules. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1512

Broader Connections

• Supreme Court certiorari criteria are discretionary guides, not binding rules. #complicates (0.90) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1512