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And this doesn't include the messiness in the decisions themselves. Judges often edit the decisions for some time after they are published.

For example, Souter was editing his published opinion in Lee v. Weisman nine years after the case was decided.

https://balkin.blogspot.com/2025/05/a-justice-souter-anecdot...

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> Having received my letter, Justice Souter notified the Reporter of the error, and at 535 U.S. i appears an erratum, directing that “Homer nodded” be inserted—eight or nine years after the opinion was delivered.

I would guess corrections so long after publishing are relatively rare - but if they're also marked as such, it seems a slight stretch to say it's still being "edited" 9 years later

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