I agree with smooth. It's easy for SCOTUS to overturn decisions, once they're given a similar case. They don't (entirely) control which cases are brought to their attention, sometimes a case similiar might not make it all of the way up the appeals chain, but if they are presented with one, they can just go ahead and overturn the previous ruling.
I predict that will probably happen some time in the future with this ruling, as it's really a horrible decision. Yes, they're only upholding the local law, but the local law is crap and should be struck down.
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