Monthly Archives: February 2024
Dobbs Sentences #229: Part III
Paragraph 1 of 5 Sentence 1 of 2 I count zero claims in the next sentence: “The nature of the Court’s error.” Actually, this isn’t a sentence–it’s a fragment. It’s in italics*, so it’s probably intended as a title or a tag rather than as a sentence, so . . . nothing to report, chief. […]
Dobbs Sentences #228: Part III
Paragraph 8 of 8 Sentence 1 of 1 I count six claims in this sentence: “In this case, five factors weigh strongly in favor of overruling Roe and Casey: the nature of their error, the quality of their reasoning, the “workability” of the rules they imposed on the country, their disruptive effect on other areas […]
Dobbs Sentences #227: Part III
Paragraph 7 of 8 Sentence 3 of 3 Two claims in this sentence: “Our cases have attempted to provide a framework for deciding when a precedent should be overruled, and they have identified factors that should be considered in making such a decision. Janus v. State, County, and Municipal Employees, 585 U. S. ___, ___–___ […]
Dobbs Sentences #226: Part III
Paragraph 7 of 8 Sentence 2 of 3 Just one claim in this sentence: “It is not a step that should be taken lightly.” I’m sure this is true, but since it’s a judgment that would take some time to establish, I’ll leave it undetermined for now. Undetermined!
Dobbs Sentences #225: Part III
Paragraph 7 of 8 Sentence 1 of 3 This sentence contains two claims: “No Justice of this Court has ever argued that the Court should never overrule a constitutional decision, but overruling a precedent is a serious matter.” The claims: The first claim is essentially impossible to lock down as true, as confirming an absence […]
Dobbs Sentences #224: Part III
Paragraph 6 of 8 Sentence 2 of 2 The next sentence has two claims: “Without these decisions, American constitutional law as we know it would be unrecognizable, and this would be a different country.” The claims: The first claim is actually nonsense. Literal nonsense. I think whomever wrote this sentence didn’t look to closely at […]
Dobbs Sentences #223: Part III
Paragraph 6 of 8 Sentence 1 of 2 I get two claims from this sentence: “On many other occasions, this Court has overruled important constitutional decisions. (We include a partial list in the footnote that follows.48)” The claims: This first of these is clearly true, and we don’t have to look any further than the […]
Dobbs Sentences #222: Part III
Paragraph 5 of 8 Sentence 2 of 2 This looks like one claim: “Barnette stands out because nothing had changed during the intervening period other than the Court’s belated recognition that its earlier decision had been seriously wrong.” And it seems like something that can’t be determined in a quick look. Three years passed between […]
Dobbs Sentences #221: Part III
Paragraph 5 of 8 Sentence 1 of 2 I count two claims in the next sentence: “Finally, in West Virginia Bd. of Ed. v. Barnette, 319 U. S. 624 (1943), after the lapse of only three years, the Court overruled Minersville School Dist. v. Gobitis, 310 U. S. 586 (1940), and held that public school […]
Dobbs Sentences #220: Part III
Paragraph 4 of 8 Sentence 2 of 2 Just one claim here, but three citations: “West Coast Hotel signaled the demise of an entire line of important precedents that had protected an individual liberty right against state and federal health and welfare legislation. See Lochner v. New York, 198 U.S. 45 (1905) (holding invalid a […]
Cynical Jason 