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Civil Liberties

qazplm135

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3. Uh no

Reply to FBaggins (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 20, 2022, 03:44 PM

Dec 2022

Congress can completely get rid of all circuit courts and only leave the Supreme Court with the jurisdiction expressly written into the Constitution if they so chose.

That would require 67 Senate votes so that part isn't ever happening but otherwise there's no jurisdiction to be weighed by the Court. It's explicitly the power of Congress up to the limits of what is given to the Supreme Court by the Constitution.

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"...Propose a federal law that would fill in the gaps if SCOTUS overturns NYT v. Sullivan ..." [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 OP

Just start writing into the laws what scotus has right to review and what they do not. bullimiami Dec 2022 #1

Yes and no FBaggins Dec 2022 #2

Uh no qazplm135 Dec 2022 #3

That's called a constitutional convention. discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2022 #4