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Atextual Conditions for Patentability and Stare Decisis

Patently O

Steve Gass has a PhD in physics and also a patent attorney. He was doing some amateurs woodworking when he conceived of his SawStop technology. And, in any case, these exceptions have defined the reach of the statute as a matter of statutory stare decisis going back 150 years. Kappos , 561 U.S. 593 (2010).

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Modernize U.S. abortion law — and return abortion policy to the democratic process

SCOTUSBlog

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch and her team are urging the court to reverse Roe and return this issue to legislatures, the proper realm for policymaking. The abortion providers’ case relies heavily on stare decisis. Modern technology has pushed this frontier further back.

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“Feelings run high”: Two hours of tense debate on an issue that divides the court and the country

SCOTUSBlog

And just six minutes before 10, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch arrives with state Solicitor General Scott Stewart, who will argue in defense of the state’s prohibition on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. But viability is dependent on medical technology and medical practice. Casey did that,” she replies. “No,