There's an emerging ideological divide over whether unexplained #SCOTUS rulings must be given precedential effect. Today's "One First" argues that there's nothing "conservative" about saying "yes"; it's just cover for bad behavior that has nothing to do with ideology—and everything to do with power:

220. Ideology and Shadow Docke...

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Arguably a ruling without explanation can't set precedent because without showing how it fits into a larger context it's just a one-off.

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