Re: They did it. They really did it.
Your analysis looks right on the money, wildernesse. The Supreme Court doesn't have original jurisdiction in plain ol' "federal question" cases, i.e., cases arising under the Constitution, federal statutes, etc. Thus, a litigant can't initiate a constitutional challenge to a school board's Pledge policy by filing suit in the Supreme Court. The only way to get such cases to SCOTUS is by appeal.
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