Yes, and that points out a huge flaw in our judicial system.
A decision by a federal district court judge that something is not unconstitutional does not create an order that binds the parties going forward. It results in the dismissal of that particular claim by that particular plaintiff against the defendant government, but that's it. It is a precedent, but it is not binding on other district court judges. It's only considered "persuasive", not "controlling".
In contrast, if a single district judge does find something to be unconstitutional, they can issue an order against the defendant government that binds the government moving forward. In other words, you can have 20 district court judges say "that's constitutional", but if even one says it is not, that's all they need.
It’s frustrating to say the least.
“In contrast, if a single district judge does find something to be unconstitutional, they can issue an order against the defendant government that binds the government moving forward. “
Says who? That only works if the executive and legislature kowtows to that kind of bullsh!t. Also, Scrotus can reach down and vacate these ‘universal injunctions’ from the lower courts. The fact that they don’t tells you our courts are farked.