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minus-squareGladiusB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI didn’t say they pull the strings. I said they dictate it. They set precedence. Which is huge in the interpretation of law.
minus-squarebutwhyishischinabook@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoYes I know, I’m a lawyer lol. I’m just saying that, in effect, lower courts split frequently, and even when they ostensibly don’t split they interpret SCOTUS decisions in sometimes very different ways.
I didn’t say they pull the strings. I said they dictate it. They set precedence. Which is huge in the interpretation of law.
Yes I know, I’m a lawyer lol. I’m just saying that, in effect, lower courts split frequently, and even when they ostensibly don’t split they interpret SCOTUS decisions in sometimes very different ways.