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b_b  ·  1505 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Clearance Thomas' Surprise

The lawyer quoted in the text says that the opinion was "excellent and clear-eyed rendering of the law and the problems with courts' overbroad interpretation which goes against the text." (Emphasis mine) I guess I'm just wondering if a judge or Justice finds his or her way to a decision that has wide-ranging policy implications, does it matter what, if anything, the policy motive is? Not asking rhetorically. Genuinely curious about your opinion on that.