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2. The use of the word "repeal" in the article confused me

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 31, 2022, 08:52 AM

Dec 2022

Because courts do not repeal laws.

I wondered why the word “repeal” was even in this article. Courts can decide that a law is unenforceable but a law cannot be “repealed” by a court. Repealing is a function of the legislature.

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