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7. In This Context,

Reply to elleng (Reply #5)

Fri Feb 19, 2016, 08:26 PM

Feb 2016

I believe "hears" means "agrees to hear in the future." The Supreme Court get many appeals, but most of them are turned down. When they announce when an appeal is accepted, it is sometimes reported in the media this way. "Will hear" would be clearer.

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