“Unless there is a federal law issue, the SCOTUS has no say.”
All manner of Constitutional issues arise here that are incorporated civil rights and the Federal courts are absolutely free to intervene.
Also, Federal judges get cranky when local traffic judges like Merchan tell them they can’t do something.
What a broad brush,lol. Over half of Federal judges serving now love what Mercham did based on ideological beliefs. How do I know? Because of their legal opinions that favor “the living Constitution” and “get Trump” stuff.