• GladiusB
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    83 months ago

    They should. But when the Supreme Court is corrupt, this is what happens.

      • GladiusB
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        -23 months ago

        But the Supreme Courts dictate lower courts

        • @butwhyishischinabook@lemmy.world
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          23 months ago

          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.

          • GladiusB
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            13 months ago

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

            • @butwhyishischinabook@lemmy.world
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              13 months ago

              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.