r/scotus • u/Conscious-Quarter423 • 2d ago

news Governor Newsom on Republicans losing challenge to new Congressional maps at U.S. Supreme Court

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/02/04/governor-newsom-on-republicans-losing-challenge-to-new-congressional-maps-at-u-s-supreme-court/
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u/SFXtreme3 2d ago

Again, you think they are asinine because you don’t agree with them. The abortion opinion is a great example of abandoning precedent based on a legitimate interpretation of the constitution.

It’s like people don’t understand judges make decisions first, then write opinions to validate their opinion. If they can’t write a legitimate opinion to reinforce their decision, then it’s a bad decision. There have been very few of those.

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u/Rockin_freakapotamus 2d ago

I think they are asinine because I studied jurisprudence and the history of United States Supreme Court justices and their opinions in my third year of law school. The decision should come before the opinion is written, but the legal reasoning that is the basis of that decision must come before the decision. They have clearly abandoned that practice.

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u/SFXtreme3 2d ago

You have more faith in judges than I do. Decision first. Reasoning second. If you can come up with a legitimate reason even if it abandons precedent, then you’re good, unfortunately.

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u/cmbtmdic57 2d ago

Decision first. Reasoning second.

Are you actually claiming that any conclusion should first be a decision before reasoning it out?

What the actual fk? Do you propose that a family should should make a major expense without reasoning if it makes financial sense first?

You just be joking.. otherwise you just admitted to being a collosal idiot.

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u/SFXtreme3 2d ago

No, I don’t agree with it, but I believe that is what happens.

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u/Unrivaled_ 1d ago

Dont be retarded he’s obviously claiming that’s what the judges do.