Lawsuits typically are blunt instruments. By themselves, they can only determine if current processes are lawful. They can’t craft a new proposal that addresses how technology should be governed. That requires real conversation and sometimes negotiation and even new legislation. In this case, the lawsuit had done what was needed, bringing everyone to the table to talk about the future. But getting everyone to sit down together on other issues remained an ongoing challenge, one that would become even more difficult and important.
