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The article did mention that it was "unusual". I find it to be unprofessional. It seems justices like to express their personal opinions on big tech cases; perh
by mosqutip 13y ago
The article did mention that it was "unusual". I find it to be unprofessional. It seems justices like to express their personal opinions on big tech cases; perhaps it's a move for free publicity?
Either way, it doesn't sit right with me.
- rayiner 13y agoIt wasn't a "personal opinion." It was a pre-trial opinion ("opinion" in the formal sense of a judicial decision) on the case. A judge will issue something like this during a bench trial (trial in front of a judge rather than a jury) basically as a way of telling the parties: "based on the evidence I've seen so far I'm leaning towards ruling this way." It's a way of giving the parties an idea of which way the wind is blowing to guide settlement discussions before trial.
- gamblor956 13y agoThis happens all the time in civil courts, and in criminal courts in the pre-trial stages (i.e., evidentiary hearings and other pre-trial matters). The judge's actions were unusual only because the article was written by an Apple blogger with no legal background.