SCotUS can hear state supreme court cases on appeal of constitutional questions, unless there is an independent and adequate state law ground for the state court ruling.
There doesn't appear to be one, as this ruling isn't rooted in the vagaries PA law.
Edit: simple answer, there's no ground for SCotUS not to hear the case, so it's almost certainly going to the Supreme Court. The only way it doesn't is if 6 justices say no.
Edit 2: for anyone thinking that there is no US Constitutional question, please read Bush v. Gore (or check the wikipedia for a quick overview). There are questions of Constitutional review concerning the state case, including but not limited to due process and Article 2 plenary power.
This is literally a procedural constitutional lawsuit and the PA SC decided to just not hear the case based on shaky ground of not being filed in a timely manner.
Does that mean it will go to the federal Supreme Court now?
Legal pede here:
SCotUS can hear state supreme court cases on appeal of constitutional questions, unless there is an independent and adequate state law ground for the state court ruling.
There doesn't appear to be one, as this ruling isn't rooted in the vagaries PA law.
Edit: simple answer, there's no ground for SCotUS not to hear the case, so it's almost certainly going to the Supreme Court. The only way it doesn't is if 6 justices say no.
Edit 2: for anyone thinking that there is no US Constitutional question, please read Bush v. Gore (or check the wikipedia for a quick overview). There are questions of Constitutional review concerning the state case, including but not limited to due process and Article 2 plenary power.
This is literally a procedural constitutional lawsuit and the PA SC decided to just not hear the case based on shaky ground of not being filed in a timely manner.
Timely manner, filled the next fucking day????