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> a Supreme Court Justice once said, “I’ll know it when I see it”. And we think that you will also know it when you cross it. I personally think this is the wo
by LudwigNagasena 6y ago
> a Supreme Court Justice once said, “I’ll know it when I see it”. And we think that you will also know it when you cross it.
I personally think this is the worst line that ever came out of a Supreme Court decision because of how simple it is. It is such a blatant low effort cop out that legitimizes arbitrary rulings. At least usually they obfuscate it with legal jargon and historical rulings.
- dawg- 6y agoThe quote is infamous for being a terribly useless statement. Not sure why they would want to use something like that to defend themselves
- unishark 6y agoI think of it as the legal version of the observation from psychology that some tasks (e.g. recognition of images) are performed by the brain without conscious understanding of the process.