I do not believe any court can long retain public confidence and respect when nearly all its opinions in important matters are accompanied by a powerful attack on the soundness of the opinion and the correctness of the judgment from the Bench itself.
Hoar warns that a court's credibility may suffer if it frequently issues dissenting opinions on important matters.
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