@staidwinnow @GottaLaff Wait so is this ruling from #SCOTUS or not? I didn't know that the #5thCircuit could overturn their rulings.
Essentially, rather than being a final decision, its a procedural action as to what should take place during the supreme Court case.
@sj_zero I see no context here, sorry. What's this in reply to?
Well the way it works is that each court can issue whatever opinions it wants, and higher courts can, but don't have to, correct them.
And it's critical to realize that technically every single ruling is only about a specific case.
So basically the way it works is that the Supreme Court issues a ruling in a specific case with the expectation that lower courts will rule similarly in similar cases that come up later, but that is not really a requirement, lower courts CAN rule differently but they are risking having higher courts slap them down and reverse their rulings.
I don't know if that makes sense, I can probably phrase it a different way if it doesn't.
People often misinterpret stays pending appeal as a real decision and they are reported on in the media as if they are a final judgement.
Ah yes, sorry I see what you are saying now.
Yep, The way the court system works in the US is a little complicated but really not that complicated, and it's unfortunate that more people don't understand the details of how it operates.
But yeah I think you're right.
