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Doctrinal “dinosaur” or stare decisis? Justices wrestle with patent-law precedent.

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Wolf principally argued that stare decisis justifies maintaining the doctrine. Chief Justice John Roberts suggested that “it’s not the strongest stare decisis argument” in light of Supreme Court decisions characterizing the doctrine as a failure. The post Doctrinal “dinosaur” or stare decisis?

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Iowa high court rules abortion is not a fundamental right under state constitution

JURIST

The court’s ruling comes as Americans wait for a US Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. The decision could overturn Roe v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

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High Court Decision Called ‘Alarming Reversal’ in  Youth Justice

The Crime Report

“The court is fooling no one,”” Justice Sonia Sotomayor said in her dissent. She argued the Court has offered no “special justification,” as required, for breaking from the precedent set in Mille r and has therefore circumvented stare decisis , the legal principle that states the court must follow previous precedents.

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Court upholds life-without-parole sentence for Mississippi man convicted as juvenile

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Share The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to impose new restrictions on the ability of states to sentence juveniles to life without parole, rejecting a challenge from a Mississippi man, Brett Jones, who was convicted of the 2004 stabbing death of his grandfather, a crime committed when Jones was 15.

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Religion and the Death Penalty’s Most Devout Supporters: “Father Forgive them, for They Know Not What They Are Doing”

The Crime Report

Andrus’ case cries out for intervention, and it is particularly vital that this Court act when necessary to protect against defiance of its precedents. The Court, however, denies certiorari. I would summarily reverse, and I respectfully dissent from the Court’s failure to do so.” agree with the dissenting judges below.

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Collateral Estoppel Beats Precedent Every Time

Patently O

This means that issues decided at the district or administrative court level can be binding on all other courts: district courts, administrative courts, appellate courts, and even the Supreme Court. District court decisions are not binding precedent because they are at the bottom. ” Id.

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Animal rights and the First Amendment, due process and a confession of error

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Some older Supreme Court decisions support that theory of consent. Some courts read [Supreme Court precedent] as effectively foreclosing [this consent-by-registration theory of jurisdiction], while others insist it remains viable.”.

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