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		| Originally posted by RUgreek since when does a trial court judge get to rewrite the law?
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 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.