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US dispatch: ‘independent state legislature’ theory raised by Moore v. Harper threatens US election administration

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Harper stems from a challenge to North Carolina’s congressional and legislative redistricting plan as unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders. The North Carolina General Assembly immediately appealed that ruling. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (2015).

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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.”

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Denials of review in five cases draw dissents from various justices

SCOTUSBlog

United States , Justice Clarence Thomas dissented from the court’s decision not to take up a case filed by the widow of a Marine who contends that her husband died of leukemia because of his exposure to toxic chemicals while stationed at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.

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How the Supreme Court Laid the Foundations for ‘Racialized Policing’

The Crime Report

Or does stare decisis make it stuck as a precedent? Another example: Three cities in North Carolina said police [require] consent to search, and it needs to be written consent. THE CRIME REPORT: Does that ever get changed? CHEMERINSKY: Anything the Supreme Court decides it could reverse. The Court could reverse Terry v.

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