So, from a cursory reading, with a limited amount of understanding of the US Legal precedents, the response by the defendants appears to be telling the SCOTUS what it should do, not asking for the granting of a decision as to the merits of the application.. If i was a Justice, I would be somewhat irk'd by the upstart whiny tone of the response and the limited amount of actual, relevant, law. However, "you are so fucked" is not an appropriate, if entirely valid, response for a SCOTUS Justice to say...
So, from a cursory reading, with a limited amount of understanding of the US Legal precedents, the response by the defendants appears to be telling the SCOTUS what it should do, not asking for the granting of a decision as to the merits of the application.. If i was a Justice, I would be somewhat irk'd by the upstart whiny tone of the response and the limited amount of actual, relevant, law. However, "you are so fucked" is not an appropriate, if entirely valid, response for a SCOTUS Justice to say...
This is not the court to bring political threats to when only legal arguments count.
Alito's icy stare at the counsel responsible will feed the meme monsters for years... can hardly wait...