this post was submitted on 15 Aug 2024
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A Boring Dystopia
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I think their idea is more that an arbitration is private while a trial is public. The trial might also set precedent for future cases, while the arbitration wouldn't.
Now of course, the fact that this story made it in the press completely defeats the first part of the point.