Constitutional Law Reporter

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Board of Education, in which the Court overruled precedent and established new constitutional law. Meanwhile, the Court’s liberal minority emphasized the importance of stare decisis, arguing that the Court’s decisions should not be impacted by the changing membership of the Court.

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Stare Decisis Court Compensatory Damages Statute 59

Constitutional Law Reporter

JANUARY 3, 2022

Board of Education, in which the Court overruled precedent and established new constitutional law. Meanwhile, the Court’s liberal minority emphasized the importance of stare decisis, arguing that the Court’s decisions should not be impacted by the changing membership of the Court.

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Stare Decisis Court Compensatory Damages Statute 52

JonathanTurley

MAY 17, 2021

He only voted with his liberal colleagues because he felt bound by stare decisis to follow the 2016 decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt that addressed a virtually identical law. What is also notable is that this case will be heard in October and could be decided by June 2022.

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Stare Decisis Court Education Laws 38