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Approximately how many cases is the Supreme Court asked to hear each year?

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The justices decide which cases they will hear, about 80 each year. They decide another 50 without hearing arguments. The Supreme Court gets about 7000 requests to hear cases per year, so there are many cases that don't get heard.


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