It was diaried earlier today by Kagro X that the appellate court threw out the ACLU case regarding the illegal wiretapping. I also saw on Raw Story (it's not on the site now) that the ACLU was considering their options and might appeal to the Supreme Court.
How is it decided if SCOTUS is going to take the case? Is that up to Chief Justice Roberts alone, or can any of the members request that the case be taken on?
Sorry for the short diary, but this is a very important case and I hate to see it disappear from the front page so quickly (and I don't know the answer to my question).