The taxpayers pay the judgements, so why would they care? They do care about parents who take up a lot of their time, but there are more creative and polite ways to get their attention than suing.
I disagree. Polite isn't what court rulings are about. The war for our culture is not a curtsy-fest.
Large judgments change professional practice. And these professionals should be sued personally as well as the institutions that shield them. Conservatives are reluctant to use the courts to stop the erosion of their rights. It is like they want to play tennis and refuse to use the racquet.
Forcing a school disctict through the courts to stop intruding into the family or to stop mandated medications or to permit a child to bring his bible to class does not change national practices.
However, when a substantial penalty is attached to these rulings, professionals nationally think twice about their behaviors. Management take notice and protocols are revised. Every professional journal and paper has their Courtwatch section and the big judgements are publicized with recommendations for change.