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On the recordMay 7, 2009
The current rule in the Supreme Court is that petitions for certiorari are applied and there is a so-called cert pool.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Specter explained the Supreme Court's certiorari process and the cert pool.

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