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Originally Posted by Giggleton
Judge not lest ye be judged. What do the courts do except present an argument for the way things should be?
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Well, 95% of the time, courts are talking about what happened in the past. If you are charged with burglary, or sued for a traffic accident, the court doesn't try to determine what the law of burglary or negligence should be; those are pretty well established. The court is trying to find out what happened, and, then to draw the consequences based on existing law.
4.99% of the time, the courts are trying to find out what is happening *now* - is this contract still valid; does this building meet building codes; is this ramp ADA compliant.
Only very rarely do courts deal with what might happen in the future.
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