The Supreme Court receives about 10,000 petitions a year. With so many important issues out there, which cases actually make it before the nine Justices? Is there a way to lobby them to listen? What is the method they use in choosing which cases they will here and which ones they won't? The team at 5 Things sat down with USA TODAY's Supreme Court reporter John Fritze to talk about the process to get a case heard before the high court.

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