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‘Outrageous Outcomes’: Plea Bargaining and the Justice System

The Crime Report

TCR: When did the guiding philosophy of our criminal justice system connect to the concept of stare decisis, which obligates courts to follow historical cases when making a ruling on a similar case? DC: The law exists to protect capital.

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Abortion Rights Took Center Stage During Busy Week for Supreme Court

Constitutional Law Reporter

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. 1395l(t)(12).”. .:

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Abortion Rights Took Center Stage During Busy Week for Supreme Court

Constitutional Law Reporter

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. 1395l(t)(12).”. .:

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Court on a Hot Tin Roof: Airing Out “the Stench” from the Oral Argument Over Abortion

JonathanTurley

Justices Sotomayor and Stephen Breyer insisted that overturning Roe in whole or in part would bring ruin upon the court by abandoning the principle of stare decisis , or the respect for precedent. There ain’t nothin’ more powerful than the odor of mendacity.”. They are not the only figures showing such selective outrage.

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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.”