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Where Were You When Stare Decisis Died?

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The elimination of constitutional stare decisis would represent an explicit endorsement of the idea that the Constitution is nothing more than what five justices say it is.” - Former Associate Justice Lewis Powell. The post Where Were You When Stare Decisis Died? appeared first on Above the Law.

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Justice Elena Kagan Tells It Like It Is When It Comes To Stare Decisis And The Politicization Of The Supreme Court

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The post Justice Elena Kagan Tells It Like It Is When It Comes To Stare Decisis And The Politicization Of The Supreme Court appeared first on Above the Law. She wants to be an optimist, but this Court might not let her.

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“Supreme Court murders stare decisis. Alea iacta est.”

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“Supreme Court murders stare decisis. Alea iacta est.” Columnist Dana Milbank has this essay online at The Washington Post.

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“Repudiating Roe (Part II): The Pernicious Doctrine of Stare Decisis.”

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“Repudiating Roe (Part II): The Pernicious Doctrine of Stare Decisis.” ” Law professor Michael Stokes Paulsen has this essay online at Public Discourse.

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“Is ‘stare decisis’ dead? How the Supreme Court view of precedent is evolving.”

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“Is ‘stare decisis’ dead? How the Supreme Court view of precedent is evolving.” ” Devin Dwyer of ABC News has this report.

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“Justice Kagan’s Unusual and Dubious Approach to ‘Reliance’ Interests Relating to Stare Decisis”

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“Justice Kagan’s Unusual and Dubious Approach to ‘Reliance’ Interests Relating to Stare Decisis”: Law professor Vikram David Amar has this essay online at Justia’s Verdict.

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“Detrimental Reliance and Stare Decisis; Insightful thoughts from Dean Vik Amar relevant to Ramos v. Louisiana”

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“Detrimental Reliance and Stare Decisis; Insightful thoughts from Dean Vik Amar relevant to Ramos v. Louisiana”: Will Baude has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”