Arstechinca linked (https://retractionwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/23.11...) the authors rebuttal but didn't elaborate beyond it. I did read it and i am inclined to believe it really is the press of being used in a Supreme Court case rather than the papers' methods. Can someone with more expertise tell me if the rebuttal is bogus?
I don't have the skill to actually address the details but seeing that rebuttal I get a definite feeling that the authors were engaging in p-hacking.
Being used in a Supreme Court case of course would get extra scrutiny.