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Re:US Supreme Court leaves protections for internet companie... by WalterBright on Friday May 19, 2023 @04:55PM (#36006750)
The SC can only rule on cases that appear before them. The SC cannot just decide to rule on whatever they want.
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Re:US Supreme Court leaves protections for internet companie... by int_19h on Friday May 19, 2023 @06:52PM (#36007724)
There are 250 million adults in the country who can sue over pretty much anything. It is not exactly difficult to arrange for a convenient case to land on SCOTUS plate - indeed, it has been done several times in history.
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Re:US Supreme Court leaves protections for internet companie... by WalterBright on Friday May 19, 2023 @07:33PM (#36007993)
The SC only hears a handful of cases in a year, and only those that have managed to bubble up through the lower courts. The SC does not invent cases they can then rule on.
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