I want to share an important point about every amici curiae brief that has been filed in TX v. PA.

No amicus brief is accepted without Court permission. Together with the brief, each filing is accompanied by a motion requesting that the Court accept said brief into the record.

There have been many briefs filed both for and against the TX application.

In theory, SCOTUS could reject all the motions filed and decide not to read any of them, or they can accept them all or pick which filing parties have a right to be heard at their sole discretion.

That being said, it is hard to imagine that all of the briefs get disregarded altogether, particularly, the briefs from State legislators.

So they have significance, but it is too early to know how much so.

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