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The votes of only four out of nine Justices, not a majority (five out of nine), are required by the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] to "grant cert." and thereby accept appeal of a case.   

The votes of only four out of nine Justices, not a majority (five out of nine), are required by the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] to "grant cert." and thereby accept appeal of a case.   

If the Court declines cert., then five votes rather than four are required to grant cert. on a motion for reconsideration of that denial.  That rarely happens, but did in 2007 in the high-profile case of ''[[Boumediene v. Bush]]''.

If the Court declines cert., then five votes rather than four are required to grant cert. on a motion for reconsideration of that denial.  That rarely happens, but occurred in 2007 in the high-profile case of ''[[Boumediene v. Bush]]''.

== Statistics and Filing Information ==

== Statistics and Filing Information ==