[justin66]

I assumed this ruling came from the fifth circuit when I read the headline, but this comment you made strikes even me as a bit too cynical of how the judiciary works:

> Nobody is surprised by this because the Fifth Circuit operates in service of the Republican Party. As we say, you don’t bite the hand that feeds you.

These judges are not necessarily being "fed" in the corrupt way that connotes. They are people operating in accordance with their nature, and they were selected carefully during their appointment, but they might very well be capable of judicial and political independence. Lifelong appointment and all.