Does the Kitzmiller v. Dover Ruling Show that Intelligent Design is Academically Substandard?

The other day I discussed how, in claiming that intelligent design does not deserve academic freedom, critics commonly appeal to scientific authorities who have issued politically motivated condemnations of ID. But there is another authority these folks often cite, uncritically too. They just love the Kitzmiller v. Dover ruling, presenting it as if that were the ultimate, unassailable refutation of ID. We affectionately call this the "Judge Jones Said It, I Believe It, That Settles It" appro...