I thought you were an actual attorney. Shouldn't you know all things law?
No attorney knows "all things law" any more than every physician knows every specialty. I've only had 3-4 cases go to the Supreme Court in 25 years and they have yet to take one of them up so its not an every day thing for me, though I do check their orders on SCOTUSblog every couple of weeks just to keep up with what's on the burner.
I thought that Thomas by referral to the court was able to solicit the opinions and consult with other Justices. I thought he could do it in a vacuum or use the entire court to render a decision? I guess I read this wrong. Moot point at this moment. Trump's lawyer needs to hand DJT a shovel and say I am done with this.
Yes. What I'm saying is that the individual Justices will grant motions for extension of time to do things, like file the initial petition for cert. But something substantive I usually see get referred to the whole court.
Here is the rule:
Rule 22. Applications to Individual Justices
1. An application addressed to an individual Justice shall be fled with the Clerk, who will transmit it promptly to the Justice concerned if an individual Justice has authority to grant the sought relief.
2. The original and two copies of any application addressed to an individual Justice shall be prepared as required by Rule 33.2, and shall be accompanied by proof of service as required by Rule 29.
3. An application shall be addressed to the Justice allotted to the Circuit from which the case arises. An application arising from the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces shall be addressed to the Chief Justice. When the Circuit Justice is unavailable for any reason, the application addressed to that Justice will be distributed to the Justice then available who is next junior to the Circuit Justice; the turn of the Chief Justice follows that of the most junior Justice.
4. A Justice denying an application will note the denial thereon. Thereafter, unless action thereon is restricted by law to the Circuit Justice or is untimely under Rule 30.2, the party making an application, except in the case of an application for an extension of time, may renew it to any other Justice, subject to the provisions of this Rule. Except when the denial is without prejudice, a renewed application is not favored. Renewed application is made by a letter to the Clerk, designating the Justice to whom the application is to be directed, and accompanied by 10 copies of the original application and proof of service as required by Rule 29.
5. A Justice to whom an application for a stay or for bail is submitted may refer it to the Court for determination.
6. The Clerk will advise all parties concerned, by appropriately speedy means, of the disposition made of an application.