1.   Eight of the nine petitions were rejected.

2.   Where the original petition is still before the court, the court shall consolidate the two petitions.

3.   Most of the other petitions were written by well-known dissidents and intellectuals.

4.   The court is expected to issue one ruling on the two petitions.

5.   The three petitions focus on questions of legal procedure rather than of law.

6.   The three petitions had been filed by advocates and political activists.