A quick primer on the ORIGINAL JURISDICTION of the U.S. Supreme Court in the matter of suits between states.
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SCOTUS jurisdiction is ORIGINAL, which means it is hearing the case in the first instance and not, as is more common, reviewing the judgment of a lower court.
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SCOTUS jurisdiction is also EXCLUSIVE, meaning suits between states can only be filed in SCOTUS. No other federal court and no state court can hear a suit between states.
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But SCOTUS’ original jurisdiction is still discretionary. The Court must agree and give permission (or “leave”) for the case to proceed. That why TX filed a Motion for Leave to file the suit against the other states.
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SCOTUS will now either grant or deny permission for the TX case to go forward.
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That’s all.
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