As I read it, the decision wasn't just "we refuse to decide your case." It was "lower courts, you should not have ruled the way you did because you didn't cons

As I read it, the decision wasn't just "we refuse to decide your case." It was "lower courts, you should not have ruled the way you did because you didn't consider all the relevant facts. Go do your homework then decide the case, not the other way around." The lower court rulings were vacated (struck down) because they didn't consider the full scope of the relevant law. IANAL. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-277_d18f.pdf https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-277_d18f.pdf