One of the most troublesome issues that happens when summer hits is your air conditioner leaking water inside your house. And quite frankly, wondering why the AC unit is leaking water inside the home, what causes this problem and how to fix it are the most commonly asked questions of Air Conditioning companies across America.
The U.S. Supreme Court follows a legal standard known as the Rule of four. This rule states that only four of the nine Supreme Court justices are required to grant a writ of certiorari (agreeing to hear the case). Such a practice prevents the formation of a majority (five justices or more) dominating the Supreme Court's planned agenda.
Once a case works its way through the lower courts, a party may petition to have their case heard by the Supreme Court. However, the Supreme Court of the United States has great latitude in which cases it will hear. The Supreme Court receives thousands of requests to hear cases, which are called petitions for certiorari. Of these many requests, the Justices will agree to hear only a handful, generally less than 100, cases per term. The Supreme Courtâs term begins the first Monday of October and ends the first Monday of October the following year. In 2010, the Supreme Court term begins on October 4th.