Justice William Brennan, in an opinion joined by the other three members of the minority, accused the court of "sidestepping" the issues, which "must inevitably return to the federal courts and ultimately again to this court".
大法官小威廉·布倫南在自己有另外三位大法官同意的少数意见中指责多数派“回避”这些“将来必将回到联邦法院，并最终重返本法院”的问题。