a source familiar with the matter on Nostr: No. The power of SCOTUS is the power to decide cases and controversies, which is not ...
No.
The power of SCOTUS is the power to decide cases and controversies, which is not the same thing as the power to dictate the meaning of the Constitution.
Other countries have Constitutional courts that are permitted to opine however they want on Constitutional matters. The US is not such a country.
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