Tag Archives: Claims
Dobbs Sentences #204: Part III
Paragraph 1 of 8 Sentence 4 of 8 I count two claims in this sentence: “It ‘reduces incentives for challenging settled precedents, saving parties and courts the expense of endless relitigation.’ Kimble, 576 U.S., at 455.” The claims: “[Stare decisis] ‘reduces incentives for challenging settled precedents,’” “[Stare decisis] ‘sav[es] parties and courts the expense of […]
Dobbs Sentences #203: Part III
Paragraph 1 of 8 Sentence 3 of 8 Just one claim in this sentence: “It protects the interests of those who have taken action in reliance on a past decision. See Casey, 505 U.S., at 856 (joint opinion); see also Payne v. Tennessee, 501 U.S. 808, 828 (1991).” Here’s the claim without the citations: “It […]
Dobbs Sentences #202: Part III
Paragraph 1 of 8 Sentence 2 of 8 This sentence contains three claims: “Stare decisis plays an important role in our case law, and we have explained that it serves many valuable ends.” The claims: “Stare decisis plays an important role in our case law.” “[W]e have explained that [stare decisis] serves many valuable ends.” […]
Dobbs Sentences #201: Part III
Paragraph 1 of 8 Sentence 1 of 8 The first section of Part III isn’t indicated by a letter, and I’m guessing it serves as an introduction. The topic of Part III is stare decisis, which addresses the concerns of Jackson Women’s Health Organization and the dissenters more directly than Part II’s history and tradition […]
Dobbs Sentences #200: The End of Part II D 3
Paragraph 3 of 3 Sentence 4 of 4 To close out Part II we get a sentence with a single claim: “Nothing in the Constitution or in our Nation’s legal traditions authorizes the Court to adopt that ‘“theory of life.”’ Post, at 8.” And here’s the cited passage in the dissent: “Some half-century ago, Roe […]
Dobbs Sentences #199: Part II D 3
Paragraph 3 of 3 Sentence 3 of 4 Two claims in this sentence: “According to the dissent, the Constitution requires the States to regard a fetus as lacking even the most basic human right—to live—at least until an arbitrary point in a pregnancy has passed.” The claims: “According to the dissent, the Constitution requires the […]
Dobbs Sentences #198: Part II D 3
Paragraph 3 of 3 Sentence 2 of 4 Two claims in this sentence: “The dissent, by contrast, would impose on the people a particular theory about when the rights of personhood begin.” The claims: “The dissent [. . .] would impose on the people a particular theory about when the rights of personhood begin.” This […]
Dobbs Sentences #197: Part II D 3
Paragraph 3 of 3 Sentence 1 of 4 One claim in this sentence, and it’s a doozy: “Our opinion is not based on any view about if and when prenatal life is entitled to any of the rights enjoyed after birth.” This could be true depending on the reading of “is not based on,” but […]
Dobbs Sentences #196: Part II D 3
Paragraph 2 of 3 Sentence 8 of 8 This sentence contains just one claim: “Nor does it identify any other point in a pregnancy after which a State is permitted to prohibit the destruction of a fetus.” I’ll reword that so it can stand alone: “[I]t [does not] identify any other point in a pregnancy […]
Dobbs Sentences #195: Part II D 3
Paragraph 2 of 3 Sentence 7 of 8 This sentence contains two claims: “It was not adequately justified in Roe, and the dissent does not even try to defend it today.” The claims: “[The viability line] was not adequately justified in Roe.” “[T]he dissent does not even try to defend [the viability line] today.” Both […]
