Supreme Court Refusal To Hear College Players' Case Favors Athletes In Do-Over Litigation

The United States Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”) as currently configured reminds us of an old adage of biblical significance. Butchered a bit, here it is: “A house divided cannot stand – for much”. That is to say, it cannot stand for too many cases. SCOTUS is short-handed and deadlocked. Republicans in Congress have thus far blocked the appointment of President Obama’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to replace the deceased Justice Antonin Scalia. That leaves four justices appointed by a Democratic President and four appointed by a Republican President. SCOTUS still has a choice on which cases it will review. It only takes the cases that it considers to have significant national legal significance in need of clarity from the supreme law maker to resolve conflicts among various circuits. They have rejected more cases this term than usual, probably due in part to the deadlock dynamics.

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