Which of the following does NOT explain why the Supreme Court is presently reviewing fewer cases?
A) risk aversion on the part of the law clerks
B) the abandonment of the "join 3" rule
C) The lower court justices and a majority of the Supreme Court justices hold similar ideological views.
D) fewer problems are being brought to the courts for resolution.
E) Cert pool law clerks reviewing the petitions are far less interested in taking cases.
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