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

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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.”

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Justices to hear evangelical Christian postal worker’s religious accommodation case

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Groff assures the court that it can overturn Hardison without worrying about stare decisis – the idea that courts should not overrule their prior cases unless there is a compelling reason to do so – because the Supreme Court in Hardison was not interpreting Title VII at all.