US EditionWhat is the Supreme Court's long conference?
The Supreme Court justices review about 2,000 accumulated petitions to decide which cases to grant as the new term starts, with grant rates as low as 0.6%, experts say.
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What is the Supreme Court's long conference?
Edward Lazarus, a former clerk to the late Justice Harry Blackmun, called it a “single marathon session.” Gregory Garre, who served as the U.S. solicitor general during the George W. Bush administration, described it as the place “where petitions go to die.” Lazarus and Garre were both referring to the “long conference” – a private meeting, taking place this year on Sept. 29, at which the justices will consider the roughly 2,000 petitions for re…
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