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I'm afraid I don't really buy that. The court didn't have to seek out this procedural issue. The rules are complex enough to justify any decision you wish. They

I'm afraid I don't really buy that. The court didn't have to seek out this procedural issue. The rules are complex enough to justify any decision you wish. They simply decided by fiat that this case was worth more than $100 million, and overruled the subject matter experts. It appears that they make their decision, and then justify it. That may not actually be the case -- but if it isn't, the outcome is indistinguishable. It's true that they're not always favoring the President. But he is increasingly concentrating his power, and it favors him more and more.

AnimalMuppet 1y ago
I don't think the court sought it out. I think whoever filed the lawsuit did.
- filoeleven 1y ago
  The Party sought it out to put before its activist court. At least one recent Supreme Court ruling (gay wedding website) was issued instead of having the case tossed out for lack of standing. If it had been a discrimination case that went the other way, you can bet your ass they would have done the homework to find there's no "there" there. > But as the case advanced, [the request in dispute] was referenced by her attorneys when lawyers for the state of Colorado pressed Smith on whether she had sufficient grounds to sue. > "I was incredibly surprised given the fact that I've been happily married to a woman for the last 15 years," said Stewart, who declined to give his last name for fear of harassment and threats. > Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser on Friday called the lawsuit a "made up case" because Smith wasn't offering wedding website services when the suit was filed. https://www.npr.org/2023/07/01/1185632827/web-designer-supreme-court-gay-couples https://www.npr.org/2023/07/01/1185632827/web-designer-supre...