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[ZenoArrow]

Sure, but different judges are free to interpret the constitution without reference to specific interpretations. Therefore, it's not a nail in the coffin of the 4th amendment, it's just a temporary misuse (IMO).

[basisword → ZenoArrow]

>> Sure, but different judges are free to interpret the constitution without reference to specific interpretations.

Aren't the lower courts subject to the interpretations of the higher courts?

[ZenoArrow → basisword]

For rulings, yes, though they can be overturned:

http://money.howstuffworks.com/10-overturned-supreme-court-c...

Is what we're seeing here a ruling, or merely a dismissal of a claim before the trial starts?