Yes but it's still not the job of the judges to do that for them.

suburban_strike 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Our judicial system is modeled after Judaic precepts (shoftim/shotrim/shomrim) outlined in Deuteronomy 16:18.

There, shoftim refers to judges who interpret and apply the law, requiring deep literacy in the Torah to ensure righteous judgment without favoritism or bribery. Shotrim are the enforcers of the court (sheriffs, etc.).

I don't know where people get the idea that the role of a judge is not to interpret the law. This is literally the only thing SCOTUS does.

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bluecalm 4 hours ago | parent [-]

It's their job to interpret but not to invent new laws or ponder which laws "make sense".

In particular just because it "makes sense" to extend 4th amendment reading doesn't justify judges just going for it. That would be legislating from the bench.

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		And this is a particular opinion you hold, not necessarily an agreement in the community / nation or even a belief of the legal system about itself.