There was even more to it than that, but we've been over it.
This one was bound to be overturned on it's own merit.
It accomplished it's mission - to get the talking point out and have the sheep parrot it.
Smart people saw it for what it is, and not let it affect anything.
They had to engage in gymnastics, doing something that had never been done, using a ridiculous set of facts, over something that should be akin to a parking ticket.