So when a judge in one district rules for A&F and a judge in another district rules for the muslim, does it have to go to a higher court next?
No.
Unless of course the woman and her proxy wants to fight.
And I’m betting they do.
They don’t *have* to go to a higher court.
As I (a non-lawyer) understand it, the Appellate court’s decision would be binding on its district courts and ‘persuasive’ in others. Conflict between 2 Circuits is usually grounds for SCOTUS to take a case.