> However, the supreme court has the ability to apply "judicial review" to overturn a law / act / action.
So does any federal district court. The federal district court's decision (either way) can still be appealed to the supreme court though. In fact, this is pretty much the only way a case deciding constitutional law can get to the supreme court, first a federal district court has to decide if a law is constitutional or not, then it can be appealed to the supreme court.
In this case, one federal district court has decided that NSA actions are constitutional; another has decided they are unconstitutional. (The exact same actions? I'm not entirely sure). It will be appealed to the supreme court, who will probably accept the case, and decide one way or the other.
Seriously, you are mistaken about how the legal system works in the US.
So does any federal district court. The federal district court's decision (either way) can still be appealed to the supreme court though. In fact, this is pretty much the only way a case deciding constitutional law can get to the supreme court, first a federal district court has to decide if a law is constitutional or not, then it can be appealed to the supreme court.
In this case, one federal district court has decided that NSA actions are constitutional; another has decided they are unconstitutional. (The exact same actions? I'm not entirely sure). It will be appealed to the supreme court, who will probably accept the case, and decide one way or the other.
Seriously, you are mistaken about how the legal system works in the US.