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But SCOTUS can only reverse what is brought to it, right ? So a circuit court judge has to ignore that so that SCOTUS can have the occasion to reverse its posit
by johnchristopher 8y ago
But SCOTUS can only reverse what is brought to it, right ? So a circuit court judge has to ignore that so that SCOTUS can have the occasion to reverse its position ?
Bear with me, I am not from the US.
- psudo 8y agoThat's not quite how it works. The lower court would be expected to uphold SCOTUS's rulings, though there is some wiggle room. The main way things get before SCOTUS is through the parties appealing the lower court decisions and then SCOTUS deciding to hear it.