Will the Federal Circuit’s One-Word Affirmances Get Supreme Court Scrutiny?

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s Rule 36 allows it to simply say a lower court or administrative decision is “affirmed rather than issue an opinion explaining the circuit’s view of the law.

       

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s Rule 36 allows it to simply say a lower court or administrative decision is “affirmed rather than issue an opinion explaining the circuit’s view of the law.