In the upcoming confirmation battle over United States Court of Appeals Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court bench, your ears will no doubt ring with ...

The rank distortions of Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s entirely conventional view on stare decisis (adherence to precedent) are already getting tiresome, but let’s give it another go. In New York magazine, ...

Today the Supreme Court announced its decision in Gamble v. United States, in which it declined to overturn its longstanding view that the Double Jeopardy Clause does not prevent an individual from ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author James Zirin explained the concept of stare decisis, the doctrine in which many court cases are decided based on previous precedent. He spoke ...

With the retirement of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy and the drive to nominate and confirm his successor, we're going to be hearing some Latin phrases over the next few weeks and months.

While granting customs duty exemption to Adani Power for electricity from a Gujarat SEZ, the Supreme Court faulted the ...

During oral arguments in Dobbs, Chief Justice Roberts asked a question about the relationship between stare decisis and originalism that I hadn't considered. CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS: On stare decisis, I ...

The justices are looking at whether to uphold a Mississippi law banning abortion after 15 weeks, and overrule the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. Mississippi also asks the Supreme Court to overrule the ...

One very important point in the confirmation hearings of Justice Brett Kavanaugh received little attention. It was Kavanaugh’s professed respect for the doctrine of not overruling previous Supreme ...

Edward v. Vannoy is a fascinating case. It reveals raw fractures on the Court between Justice Kagan and Justice Kavanaugh, and I would add Chief Justice Roberts. However, perhaps the most tiring ...

Abortion rights are being wrestled with at the Supreme Court this week as the historic arguments took off Wednesday. The justices are looking at whether to uphold a Mississippi law banning abortion ...