I suspect part is also a necessity these days. A district judge is at risk of a social media storm (plus threats) when they rule against the admin, so it's in their interest—and the public's—to explain the ruling clearly in non-legal terms, including by showing the stakes via dramatic prose.
This is just a guess, but maybe the rise in dramatic prose from district court judges is partly due to a growing belief among those judges that it's pointless to try to persuade SCOTUS and they must therefore focus on other potential audiences.
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