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Old 03-15-2005, 12:10 PM
IowaStatePhiPsi IowaStatePhiPsi is offline
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Originally posted by RUgreek
since when does a trial court judge get to rewrite the law?
1st step of series to Supreme Court. From here to an appeals court then on to Supreme Court. All cases start at lowest level of system they're filed in (state/fed).

As for judges determining the constitutionality of laws (not "rewriting"): it's been going on for 200 years. Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board.. etc.

Last edited by IowaStatePhiPsi; 03-15-2005 at 12:12 PM.
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