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Despite popular opinion, lawyers and judges are human and sometimes the facts of a case make it near impossible for judges to play the role of the modest umpire calling balls and strikes described by Chief Justice Roberts in his confirmation hearing. Sometimes, bad facts make bad law because the plaintiff is so sympathetic that the just ruling may not be the "right" one. Fachon v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration et al., appears to be the epitome of this.
Earlier this year, a 20-year old man, Eugene Neil Fachon, was diagnosed with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma ("DIPG") a form of brain ...
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