Supreme Court's 7-2 Decision Overturning Jury Award: A Rare Positive Ruling?
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Rebecca Watson
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The article discusses a recent 7-2 Supreme Court decision overturning a $1.25 million jury award to a Missouri man. The author frames this as a rare "good" Supreme Court ruling, contrasting it with other recent decisions they view negatively (church-state separation, women's rights, presidential immunity). The piece explores the nuances of the case and why this particular ruling, despite coming from a conservative-leaning court, may have a positive resulting effect.
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bskySupreme Court's 7-2 Decision Overturning Jury Award: A Rare Positive Ruling?skepchick.orgKey quotes
· 3 pulledWe talk a lot about Supreme Court decisions, here, mostly about how horrible they are
But today I want to talk about a recent decision that is…good? Maybe? Sort of?
Okay, it has one positive resulting effect and that's better than all those previous rulings.
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