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I'm confused: why does the executive branch ("Obama's administration" in paragraph 1) get to tell a judge this or submit a "filing"? Is this just them stating

I'm confused: why does the executive branch ("Obama's administration" in paragraph 1) get to tell a judge this or submit a "filing"? Is this just them stating their position? At what point can/will SCOTUS get involved? (pardon my ignorance if I incorrectly assumed the president doesn't get to decide what's constitutional)

dragonwriter 13y ago
> I'm confused: why does the executive branch ("Obama's administration" in paragraph 1) get to tell a judge this or submit a "filing"? The same reason you get to submit a filing stating your legal position if you get sued. Because otherwise, court cases would be pretty one-sided. > Is this just them stating their position? At what point can/will SCOTUS get involved? If/when it gets appealed to the SCOTUS after decisions by the lower courts and SCOTUS decides to accept the appeal.