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> the purpose of the us supreme court is to determine if a law is constitutional or not

No, it’s to decide cases and controversies [1]. Deciding on constitutionality flows from that.

This case, for example, was decided more on the Administrative Procdures Act than on the Constitution.

[1] https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/article-3/




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