[brookst]

This is not true even in the slightest.

The law is not a deterministic computer program. It’s a complex body of overlapping work and the courts are specifically chartered to use judgement. That’s why briefs from two parties in a dispute will often cite different laws and precedents.

For instance, Winter v. NRDC specifically says that courts must consider whether an injunction is in the public interest.

[piombisallow]

"public interest" is a much more ambiguous thing than the written law

[otterley]

Yes. And, that's why both sides will make their cases to the court as to whether the public interest is served by an injunction, and then the court will make a decision based on who made the best argument.