"...A simple five-page per curiam opinion genuinely could end up in the pantheon of all-time most significant rulings in American history. Every once in a long while, the court needs to invest some of its accumulated capital in issuing judgments that are not only legally right but also respond to imminent, tangible threats to the nation. That is particularly appropriate when, as here, the court finds itself being used as a tool to actively undermine faith in our democratic institutions — including by the members of the court’s bar on whom the justices depend to act much more responsibly..."
-Tom Goldstein, Editorial: Don’t just deny Texas’ original action. Decimate it., SCOTUSblog (Dec. 11, 2020, 2:06 PM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2020/12/opinion-dont-just-deny-texas-original-action-decimate-it/
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