On Sun, Apr 15, 2018, 14:50 Alex Henrie alexhenrie24@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 4:31 PM Austin English austinenglish@gmail.com wrote:
The committee has been in contact with Conservancy about this. As of now, what we've learned is that it's too early to know the effect the decision will have. It's important to note that the decision isn't binding on any other courts in the country, and it could be years for the appeals process to complete.
Thanks for the explanation. I didn't realize that the decision isn't binding on the entire USA or that there were still years left in the appeals process.
My personal opinion, not speaking for the committee or SFC:
The opinion is only binding in that district. It needs to come from the Supreme Court to be binding everywhere as I understand it (unless Congress changes the situation via statute).
Regarding years, nothing involving courts or lawyers is fast ;).