It only "takes years" to write an appeal if your argument is BS.
This is part of the reason that our judicial system is F'd up.
This needs to end, there needs to be a time limit on something like this.
This is why people need to vet and vote the right people in office. Taking so long to interpret the law by the judiciary is a good thing IMO. People should be voting in the leaders that will make good law, law that is in their own best interest. You do not want the judiciary "legislating from the bench", like we have seen in such case as the ACA etc, where the court pretty much re-defined the law as a tax, even though that is not the way it was written, nor argued. IANAL, don't know how legal the judges conclusion was, nor all the lawyer spiel, that's just the way I read it.
I do believe though, that once a judgment has been made, these politicians and bureaucrats need to be held accountable for making sure that the interpretations are implemented without dragging their feet. Not picked through and choose which portions or whole is to their liking and politically expedient. As they VERY often do.
People always say they don't vote because it won't make a difference, this is a perfect example of why they should, and how it would make a difference. It will not happen instantly, nor magically, but it will happen over time. Think about it as making this place better for your children, or even grandchildren. "They" have been at this for decades, "they" have made progress through that method. I think it's time to reverse.