SCOTUS Watch: 2020 Ends?

The SCOTUS dropped a cert. grant on Friday, but the Order List wasn't totally boring (often is a flag it will be boring). A per curiam summarily rejected a habeas claim involving the right to counsel in a death penalty case, the liberals dissenting without opinion. I continue to oppose not explaining oneself in important cases (maybe the case here is weak; either way), but it is notable too since (so Legal Twitter noted), this isn't usually done in 5-4 cases. Barrett might eventually have a deciding vote not in a case involving death.

Other orders involved not taking a cases rejecting an Indiana law against protecting same sex couples being on birth certificates, citzenship id requirements for voting and also a crank challenge against six of the existing justices (quorum is six; no quorum? the lower court by statute holds). Trump Twitter and census claims not decided upon. And, a real original jurisdiction case involving water rights was decided with a partial dissent from Alito.

No more scheduled executions (usual only reason they are compelled to decide something) or conferences scheduled for 2020. Chief Justice's end of the year report the next scheduled thing to look for. Probably see more though.