What this shows is that judicial decisions are not based on "lies" or anything else. They are opinions; judges make decisions and work backwards toward reasons.

What this shows is that judicial decisions are not based on "lies" or anything else. They are opinions; judges make decisions and work backwards toward reasons. The very existence of dissenting opinions shows that any case can be decided any way a justice wants. In the 19th Century, that meant that justices took away rights that the 13-15th Amendment tried to to protect.