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ERROR: "The Supreme Court Must Hear Appeals"

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The claim that the Supreme Court must hear appeals is false: the Court's docket is discretionary, chosen by certiorari.

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A denied petition leaves the lower ruling standing, with no opinion and no precedent set.

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"The Court declined to hear" is not "the Court agreed with."

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