Today the United States Supreme Court denied the petition for the Writ of Certiorari.
How exciting for you to get to share that news!
The electronic version of the actual order is at
http://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/111411zor.pdf. One can note the percentage of petitions denied.
It is also important to note that a denial without more is not a statement regarding the merits of the case.
Denials of petitions for certiorari with nothing more numbered 164. Denials of petitions for certiorari with a little more numbered 7. Denials of other petitions numbered 6. Denials of rehearing numbered 15.
3 cases were summarily reversed, without merits briefs or oral arguments.
Besides those three, 5 other petitions for certiorari were granted. Of those five, it appears that 3 have to do with ObamaCare, two entries being made for case 11-400.
And thus, ObamaCare's foes and/or friends are the real winners in the court's orders of Monday, November 14, 2011.
The first petition of the five that were granted presented this question:
Whether a child who was conceived after the death of a biological parent, but who cannot inherit personal property from that biological parent under applicable state intestacy law, is eligible for child survivor benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.
The second presented this question:
Does a city government violate the Equal Protection Clause when it forgives outstanding payments owed by taxpayers who have been paying a particular tax in installments but refuses to refund taxpayers who have paid the same tax in full?