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Tesla shareholders, skeptical of the judge's bias, voted again to ratify the original 2018 plan, reaffirming their support for Musk's compensation. Yet, this led to an escalation: Tesla was compelled to escalate the matter to the Delaware Supreme Court after the lower court's ruling. The core argument revolved around whether the company's shareholders, acting with full knowledge and without coercion, could ratify Musk’s award, or if the judicial decision unwarrantedly undermined shareholder democracy.