#judicial-opinions

#judicial-opinions

Finally, the Consumers' Research position produces absurd results, divorced from any reasonable understanding of constitutional values. Under its view, a revenue-raising statute containing non-numeric, qualitative standards can never pass muster, no matter how tight the constraints they impose. But a revenue-raising statute with a numeric limit will always pass muster...

Ultimately, most judges are looking to provide clear answers and characterizations or clarifications of law. Judicial opinions matter not only on appeal but to judges’ peers and legal practitioners.