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No, Justices Did Not Commit Perjury in Their Confirmation Hearings When Asked About Roe

JonathanTurley

He first repeated the facts (by noting that he was a Justice Department attorney at the time) and then went rote: “Today if the issue were to come before me. The first question would be the question that we’ve been discussing and that’s the issue of stare decisis. It was also supported by stare decisis but it did not matter.

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We read all the amicus briefs in Dobbs so you don’t have to

SCOTUSBlog

Against stare decisis. Many amici focus on the principle of stare decisis – and urge the court not to follow it in this case. Americans United for Life argues that “ Roe and Casey contradict the stare decisis values of consistency, dependability, and predictability and are entitled to minimal stare decisis respect.”