Mike — first and fifth amendment arguments are mostly there to preserve on appeal, which is why they're not given great length. They might/will be relevant later on, in front of an appellate court, but don't need to be reached here (except, again, court rules say that you need to make the argument to preserve it on appeal).
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Mike — first and fifth amendment arguments are mostly there to preserve on appeal, which is why they're not given great length. They might/will be relevant later on, in front of an appellate court, but don't need to be reached here (except, again, court rules say that you need to make the argument to preserve it on appeal).