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Re:As Qualified Immunity Takes Center Stage, More Delay from... by pdonis on Monday June 01, 2020 @06:13PM (#23384613)
> That is specifically and only in the hands of the court, unless you want to amend the constitution.

The Constitution nowhere says that the Supreme Court has the sole ability or power to "shape the boundaries of constitutional law". It grants the Supreme Court "judicial power", but judicial power is not the only power related to the law.

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Re:As Qualified Immunity Takes Center Stage, More Delay from... by bobbydroptables on Monday June 01, 2020 @09:07PM (#23386056)
Check out Marbury v. Madison.
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Re:As Qualified Immunity Takes Center Stage, More Delay from... by pdonis on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @12:40AM (#23387523)
I'm quite familiar with Marbury v. Madison; it does not give the Supreme Court the sole ability or power to "shape the boundaries of constitutional law" either. It simply defines a key part of what "judicial power" means.
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Re:As Qualified Immunity Takes Center Stage, More Delay from... by bobbydroptables on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @03:07PM (#23407370)
And "judicial power" includes the sole power to shape the boundaries of con law.

Who do you think can determine the boundaries of con law?

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