U.S. Supreme Court,
Judges and Judiciary,
Constitutional Law
Aug. 21, 2018
Stare decisis lite in the U.S. Supreme Court
True or false: The U.S. Supreme Court gives more respect to its precedents interpreting the U.S. Constitution than to other precedents?
Leonard L. Gumport
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Gumport Law Firm, PC
Email: lgumport@gumportlaw.com
Leonard is a litigator and mediator, and has served as a trustee, examiner, and provisional director.
True or false: The U.S. Supreme Court gives more respect to its precedents interpreting the U.S. Constitution than to other precedents? The counter-intuitive answer to this question appears in a legal treatise titled "The Law of Judicial Precedent." Published in 2016, its authors include Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh, 10 other prominent judges, and Bryan A. Garner, a professor and author of more than 20 law-related books, including "Reading Law: The Interpretati...
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