[P-Marlowe]

If the statement is part of a federal judicial opinion, then you can use the language as your own if you want to. You don’t have to attribute it. It’s public domain.

[umbagi]

True. But if I copy something and claim it as my own thoughts/utterances/work product, it’s still plagiarism, and is ethically and morally wrong, whether or not a criminal taking occurs. No one is seeking criminal prosecution of Biden for it; it’s simply being made public to show the moral and ethical failures that illustrate his horrible character.