I see a lot of people who are happy about the circuit assignment because of GA PA Wi and MI.
This election and the outcome in these states is going to be irrelevant.
Look at Oregon, Brown's mandate. A blatant violation of rights. 6 people gathering limit? $1,250 fine? Absolute overreach. The ninth circuit, where precedents are being set that will last a lifetime, is the most important.
50 years from now (maybe less), any judge across the damn nation is going to cite this and use it as a precedence for many, many, terrible things.
Where'd I say anything about a final say.
It's precedence. And yes, justices can select cases to review and determine if the law was interpreted incorrectly. These justices are Supreme Court justices, members of the SCOTUS