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Or HaChaim on Deuteronomy 17:9/אור החיים על דברים י״ז:ט׳

אוְדָרַשְׁתָּ וְהִגִּידוּ לְךָ. פֵּרוּשׁ, עָלֶיךָ אַתָּה לִדְרוֹשׁ שֶׁיֹּאמְרוּ לְךָ טַעַם הַדִּין, וְהֵם גַּם כֵּן חַיָּבִים לְהַגִּיד לְךָ טַעַם דִּבְרֵיהֶם, אֲבָל אִם לֹא דָּרַשׁ אֵין חִיּוּב עֲלֵיהֶם לְהַגִּיד לוֹ.
1 ודרשת והגידו לך, "and you shall enquire and they will tell you, etc." It is up to you to make these enquiries, i.e. to find out (from the Supreme Court) why the judges ruled as they did. On the other hand, the judges of the Supreme Court are obligated to explain their ruling to you once you ask them. If you did not ask for the Supreme Court to tell you their reasons they are not under any obligation to volunteer it.