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by shakna 17 days ago
No, it doesn't "cancel out", but courts (not law) absolutely do "both sides" issues.

Rebukes for "winning" sides of a suit are relatively common.

For example, here's a case in Australia where the defence are criticised for over-reliance on AI, where the defendant was still found innocent by reason of insanity. [0] Most of the ruling is criticisms for the "winning" party.

[0] https://www.9news.com.au/national/judge-sprays-lawyers-for-f...