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American justice (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by [M] to c/aiop@lemmy.world
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[–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yes I know, but (1) most lower court actions and decisions are never reviewed by SCOTUS and (2) it's not like the lower courts were doing great and every once in a while SCOTUS overturned them. This has long, long been a been a very consistent and pervasive problem in the federal courts. It's not as simple as "SCOTUS pulls the strings of the lower courts," quite far from it.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I didn't say they pull the strings. I said they dictate it. They set precedence. Which is huge in the interpretation of law.

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