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Some of the court’s biggest cases are yet to come, and they may prove a bit harder for the conservative majority to justify.

The logic is identical: redefine the threat, erase legal distinctions, and justify force as the first tool.

The latter proves entirely justified as events unfold.

Last year Israel's High Court of Justice ruled that restrictions on entry to Gaza were justified on security grounds.

Even financially well-endowed universities would find it hard to justify paying $100,000 to import a faculty member from abroad.