Ravitch recalls their wins in the Courtroom Frank S. Ravitch highlights their many courtroom victories in his paper, "Beyond Jurisdiction: A Critical Response." This is Frank S. Ravitch’s Legal Framing of Intelligent Design, which has lost several arguments in recent court cases; however, they may have won a legal argument. They have not won the final argument. That distinction matters more than most people realize. In America, people are trained to bow before institutions. If a court speaks, many assume the matter is closed. If a school board approves a curriculum, many assume the question is settled. If a judge excludes one view and permits another, many act as if truth itself has been weighed, measured, and stamped with official approval.