The D.C. Circuit ruled at 8:07 p.m. The deadline was 11:59 p.m. The plaintiffs hadn’t even responded yet. I understand that everyone’s dander is up about … everything. But there’s nothing sinister about a two-day pause so #SCOTUS can actually review the arguments. The key is what happens on Friday.

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Yes, and remember that Bad Things can happen when the rushes a ruling.

I'm still thinking of the botched TikTok ruling, where factually incorrect elements likely come out of the rushed and incomplete record that the Court ruled on.

But once the ruling was issued, that was that.

Courts need to take their time. That's how they were designed. They aren't police; they are meant to patiently consider questions of .

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