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Oneironaut

(5,477 posts) Mon Apr 10, 2023, 01:16 PM Apr 2023

Can Someone Explain Why the Texas FDA Ruling Affects All States?

I don’t quite understand. Isn’t the judge in the Texas state court, or, are they a Federal judge? If they are a state judge, why do other states need to follow the ruling as well?