To be fair to Palin, she did respond months back to the Exxon/Valdez appeal decision by the Supreme Court:

""I am extremely disappointed with today's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court," Palin said. "While the decision brings some degree of closure to Alaskans suffering from 19 years of litigation and delay, the court gutted the jury's decision on punitive damages." "

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/062608/sta_295993390.shtml

So at least she knows of that one too, at the time.