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IANAL, but from what I understand there have to be rulings from the lower courts first before a case can make it to the Supreme Court level. And even then the Supreme Court chooses which cases they want to hear and which they don't. So just because the case makes it to the Supreme Court, doesn't mean they'll decide to hear it.

What's even more frustrating is that the Supreme Court doesn't have to state any reasons for refusing to hear a case. They could just do it on a whim, or for some completely biased reasons and no one would ever know.




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