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		gowld on Feb 2, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: North Korea hacked him, so he took down its intern... SCOTUS can also roll back existing policy. The power to flip a bit is effectively power to make policy.

duskwuff on Feb 2, 2022 [–]

Not autonomously. The Supreme Court can only hear cases which are brought to it -- it cannot "make policy" in the absence of a relevant case.

whatshisface on Feb 2, 2022 | [–]

The SC receives an enormous number of cases most of which it declines to hear. It has a lot of authority over what is brought before it.

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