Is a federal court's ruling on a challenge to the constitutionality of a state statute reviewed de novo?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Harrison v. Lockyer, 316 F.3d 1063 (9th Cir. 2003):

A district court's ruling on a challenge to the constitutionality of a state statute is reviewed de novo. NCAA v. Miller, 10 F.3d 633, 637 (9th Cir.1993).

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