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LatteLazy
on Sept 2, 2020
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Ninth Circuit rules NSA's bulk collection of Ameri...
This puts scotus in a difficult position. They've generally refused to hear national security cases. Now they'll have to...
fortran77
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They don't have to. They can let the lower court's decision stand.
bryant
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The lower court's decision standing enables litigation against the federal government and the NSA specifically.
vinay427
on Sept 3, 2020
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Are you implying that you think SCOTUS would consequently feel forced to overturn the ruling? If so, I don't follow. Wouldn't these subsequent legal proceedings have their own minutiae that lead courts to make varying decisions?
vinceguidry
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Nah. They'll just quietly refuse to hear it and nothing will change.
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