[k-mcgrady]

>> Sure, but different judges are free to interpret the constitution without reference to specific interpretations.

Aren't the lower courts subject to the interpretations of the higher courts?

[ZenoArrow]

For rulings, yes, though they can be overturned:

http://money.howstuffworks.com/10-overturned-supreme-court-c...

Is what we're seeing here a ruling, or merely a dismissal of a claim before the trial starts?