It's hard to believe any lawyer would decide a case based on fear of violence... especially a lawyer who's made it all the way to the Supreme Court.
If and that's a big "IF" this is true our side should start burning down cities and looting... it would be an incentive from hell if true, but the one that works.
It's not the violence that concerns them. It's the speculation that the court would be assigned blame. The court only has reputation in mind. Legacy, it's all about legacy and popularity / acceptance by the public.
They crave a legacy that views SCOTUS as doing the right thing, even if for the wrong reason.
This is what a "country falling" looks like. Some big things, some small things. Not so much principled things and truth.