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>So he may know "there is a case coming up through the courts of appeals that will be a much better case to test issue X or Y", etc. Could this be an admission
by drzaiusapelord 12y ago
>So he may know "there is a case coming up through the courts of appeals that will be a much better case to test issue X or Y", etc.
Could this be an admission that the largely senior citizen SCOTUS defers techie stuff to the SG because its so out of their experience? Its interesting to think that we have one court that could decide an issue in any form of human endeavor. From, say, abortion to copywritable APIs. Its kinda scary how much power they ultimately wield and quite a statement about how deeply we're governed and controlled by the state.
- dragonwriter 12y ago> Could this be an admission that the largely senior citizen SCOTUS defers techie stuff to the SG because its so out of their experience? No, because the SCOTUS isn't deferring, and often seeks the input of the SG on cases, tech or not, particularly ones involving interpretation of federal law that would impact the role of the executive where the government is not a direct party, or ones that potentially have wide policy implications (regardless if they directly affect the role of the executive branch) where the government is not direct party. This is just a matter of the court wanting to have the issues well briefed before it makes a decision, not specifically an issue related to technology.