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The use of facts in the Supreme Court is to determine whether a law is legal, not good policy. The court is a check on legality of the actions of other two bran
by WillPostForFood 5y ago
The use of facts in the Supreme Court is to determine whether a law is legal, not good policy. The court is a check on legality of the actions of other two branches, not a check on their judgement.
- ghaff 5y agoI assume that any mandates re: vaccinations passed by states that roughly conformed to the facts of Jacobson v. Massachusetts would probably not even be taken up by SCOTUS as they would be matters of settled law (and have been effectively held up in more recent cases related to school vax requirements). However, expanding this to OSHA requirements was a bridge too far for (some) justices.