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Word of the Month for August 2019: Stare Decisis

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Thing is, these days law and the decisions courts hand down are very much like that. The kicker is that unlike parents (who, hopefully, are on the same page and the kid realizes that it's unlikely dad will overrule mom), it is critical that courts make the same rulings over and over so that people know how law will be applied.

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In a historic term, momentum to move the law often came from the five justices to the chief’s right

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8, a Texas law that bans nearly all abortions in the state. Although the law conflicted directly with Roe v. Casey , the court’s long-standing decisions holding that the Constitution protects the right to have an abortion before a fetus can survive outside the womb, the court nonetheless allowed the law to go into effect on Sept.

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Private rights of action, overtime pay, and the constitutionality of a billboard tax

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Animal Legal Defense Fund , involving the constitutionality of a Kansas statute criminalizing trespass by deception at animal facilities with intent to damage the enterprise. In Monday’s orders , the Supreme Court disposed of three relists.

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