All of these courts have wide discretion in deciding how quickly or slowly to rule. That means it’s very difficult to place a confident time frame on when we should expect to know the final outcome of the case; if every court took as much time as reasonably possible just to complete the appeal process described above, it could take… I dunno, five years? But this lawsuit is in fact a small, relatively simple one, so it’s more likely that that process will be finished in a year or less.<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2019/09/23/see-you-in-court/ See you in court!] by PZ Myers</ref>}} | All of these courts have wide discretion in deciding how quickly or slowly to rule. That means it’s very difficult to place a confident time frame on when we should expect to know the final outcome of the case; if every court took as much time as reasonably possible just to complete the appeal process described above, it could take… I dunno, five years? But this lawsuit is in fact a small, relatively simple one, so it’s more likely that that process will be finished in a year or less.<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2019/09/23/see-you-in-court/ See you in court!] by PZ Myers</ref>}} |