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		causi on April 6, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: If we lose the Internet Archive, we’re screwed They shouldn't have any bearing. In the real world lawyers and judges are flawed human beings whose decisions are influenced by emotion and impression. If being hungry can drop a judge's parole granting rate from 65% to zero, an organization showing they'd really rather be totally flouting the law can certainly influence the outcome of a case.

Y_Y on April 6, 2023 [–]

then again maybe that wasn't what was happening with those poor undernourished judges - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14701328

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