court decision by the end of october. whoever loses automatically gets to appeal up to the next level, the court of appeals. that's going to take several months. december, january 2020 and whoever loses there can try to get the supreme court to take the case. they don't have to take any case. they take a very low percentage of cases, usually around 2% to 3%. even that takes several more months. realistically, we'll not be looking at final decisions until well into 2020. >> and quickly, your top question this week? >> a lot of questions. what more are we going to learn about jeffrey epstein's death. a lot of facts will be coming out this week. will the nypd commissioner fire the officer involved in the eric garner death? that's decision should be coming very soon. that's an important decision. could be this week. and finally, will congress pass or at least seriously consider some of this gun control legislation? it is there to be had. there's a difference to be made. it's simply a question of political will. >> ellie honig, thank you. read his column on cnn.com/opinion. pristine waterway in danger thanks to a snap decision by the