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Re:U.S. Supreme Court Puts Limits on Police Power to Seize P... by jecxjo on Wednesday February 20, 2019 @05:04PM (#19212487)
The more I follow SCOTUS rulings the more I think this happens quite often.
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Re:U.S. Supreme Court Puts Limits on Police Power to Seize P... by rhizome on Wednesday February 20, 2019 @08:26PM (#19213744)
There's a thing called "forcing a circuit split," which is a precondition for SCOTUS cert, but AFAIK it's usually a strategy by parties to a case (see: forced-birth organizations), not judges.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuit_split

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