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"Legal experts weigh in"?
Idiots.

They are not the right people to judge how good a court decision is.

No, obviously that is more appropriate for phisosophers or even the general public - lawyers apply the law, not fairness!

We want supreme court decisions to be FAIR, lawful is just a proxy. And given the cumulative political influence some selfish people have had over the law, it's a very bad proxy.

The Gowachin had the only functional legal system: the winning lawyer killed the losing lawyer. "It was a practice which made for rare litigation and memorable court performances", The Dosadi Experiment Frank Herbert.

The recent Supreme Court patentability decision is a disaster.