This case was about Dover and nowhere else.
Obviously, it wasn't. This wasn't about teaching both sides in a local dispute about who owned that old house down the street and whether or not it should be preserved as an historic monument. IMO, how scientific theories are taught in government funded schools is not only a local issue, but an issue that involves the interests of the nation as a whole.
Well, you're entitled to your opinion. I'd like to see the documentation that shows the case involved anyplace outside of Dover.
I still say a federal judge should not be dictating to local school boards any curriculum. The Congress is involved in a limited degree when it comes to funding issues for states (the "No Child Left Behind" law), but some judge sitting and passing judgement on decisions made by people voted in by the parents of the kids is not desirable.
If people don't like the school board, vote 'em out, and make sure the school board has the kind of schools they desire. This isn't a place for a federal judge.