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Word of the Month for August 2019: Stare Decisis

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In School District of Abington Township, Pennsylvania v. In an 8-1 decision, the Court found that the Pennsylvania law and school-district practice violated the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause. Of course, this brings us to our word of the month: STARE DECISIS. Schempp , 374 U.S. Schempp , 374 U.S.

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

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Trinity Legal Center and Catholic Medical Association, National Association of Catholic Nurses-USA, Idaho Chooses Life and Texas Alliance for Life make similar arguments. Against stare decisis. Many amici focus on the principle of stare decisis – and urge the court not to follow it in this case.