Tag Archives: Dobbs v Jackson
Dobbs Sentences #215: Part III
Paragraph 3 of 8 Sentence 1 of 4 Just one claim in this sentence: “Some of our most important constitutional decisions have overruled prior precedents.” That’s a solid topic sentence. We’ll see what follows to support it. This claim is undetermined:
Dobbs Sentences #214: Part III
Paragraph 2 of 8 Sentence 6 of 6 This sentence contains three claims: “Therefore, in appropriate circumstances we must be willing to reconsider and, if necessary, overrule constitutional decisions.” The claims: I include the first word as a claim because it asserts that these two claims are true because of the claims in the preceding […]
Dobbs History and Tradition #3
One element of the history and tradition that I’d like to examine more closely is the state and territorial laws listed in Appendices A and B of the Dobbs decision, presumably in order of their passing into law. One reason I want to look into this is the assertion that the Dobbs majority makes about […]
Dobbs Sentences #213: Part III
Paragraph 2 of 8 Sentence 5 of 6 This sentence contains two claims: “An erroneous constitutional decision can be fixed by amending the Constitution, but our Constitution is notoriously hard to amend. See Art. V; Kimble, 576 U.S., at 456.” The claims: Here’s a link to the Constitution. And here’s the text of Article V: […]
Dobbs Sentences #212: Part III
Paragraph 2 of 8 Sentence 4 of 6 Just one claim in this sentence: “In addition, when one of our constitutional decisions goes astray, the country is usually stuck with the bad decision unless we correct our own mistake.” Slightly altered for isolation: Whether the Court acts or doesn’t act, the country is stuck with […]
Dobbs Sentences #211: Part III
Paragraph 2 of 8 Sentence 3 of 6 This sentence seems to contain three claims: “But when it comes to the interpretation of the Constitution—the ‘great charter of our liberties,’ which was meant ‘to endure through a long lapse of ages,’ Martin v. Hunter’s Lessee, 1 Wheat. 304, 326 (1816) (opinion for the Court by […]
Dobbs Sentences #210: Part III
Paragraph 2 of 8 Sentence 2 of 6 Just one claim in this sentence: “It has been said that it is sometimes more important that an issue ‘“be settled than that it be settled right.”’ Kimble, 576 U.S., at 455 (quoting Burnet v. Coronado Oil & Gas Co., 285 U.S. 393, 406 (1932) (Brandeis, J., […]
Dobbs Sentences #209: Part III
Paragraph 2 of 8 Sentence 1 of 6 This sentence has three claims: “We have long recognized, however, that stare decisis is ‘not an inexorable command,’ Pearson v. Callahan, 555 U. S. 223, 233 (2009) (internal quotation marks omitted), and it ‘is at its weakest when we interpret the Constitution,’ Agostini v. Felton, 521 U.S. […]
Dobbs Sentences #208: Part III
Paragraph 1 of 8 Sentence 8 of 8 This sentence is two claims: “Precedent is a way of accumulating and passing down the learning of past generations, a font of established wisdom richer than what can be found in any single judge or panel of judges.” N. Gorsuch, A Republic, If You Can Keep It […]
Dobbs Sentences #207: Part III
Paragraph 1 of 8 Sentence 7 of 8 This sentence contains two claims: “And it restrains judicial hubris and reminds us to respect the judgment of those who have grappled with important questions in the past.” The claims: Both of these claims involve the thoughts and emotions of Supreme Court Justices, and I’m just not […]
Cynical Jason 