Sanity in the American justice system?

After hearing about these absurd legal cases for my entire life, it seems there's a sliver of hope.

1. SCOTUS ruled that a students rights were not violated after being suspended from high school for displaying a banner that read "Bong Hits 4 Jesus". BBC story.

At issue was whether a school principal violated a student's right to free speech by suspending him for displaying a banner reading "Bong Hits 4 Jesus".

Joseph Frederick unfurled the banner near to his school as the Olympic flame passed through Juneau, Alaska, in 2002.

The Supreme Court justices ruled by 5-4 that his rights were not violated.

Chief Justice John Roberts said in a written ruling that schools may prohibit student expression that can be interpreted as advocating the use of drugs.

2. Scumbag Roy Pearson, a judge himself, lost his law suit for $54 million against a dry cleaners for losing his pants. BBC.

A US man has lost a $54m (£27m) claim against a South Korean dry-cleaning firm which lost a pair of his trousers.

Roy Pearson, a judge of administrative law, claimed that Custom Cleaners had violated the Consumer Protection Act.

By refusing to pay him $1,000 (£500) after losing his trousers, they failed to honour a pledge to provide "Satisfaction Guaranteed", he argued.

But a Washington judge dismissed the case, which drew international attention, awarding the cleaners costs.