Tag Archives: Stare decisis

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: I have no trouble believing that all three of these are true, but we’ll see what follows to support them. […]

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 #182: Part II D 2

Paragraph 3 of 3 Sentence 3 of 4 This sentence is one claim: “But as the Court has reiterated time and time again, adherence to precedent is not ‘“an inexorable command.”’ Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC, 576 U.S. 446, 455 (2015).” I’ll rephrase the claim to make it less awkward standing alone: This paragraph appears […]

Dobbs Sentences #181: Part II D 2

Paragraph 3 of 3 Sentence 2 of 4 This sentence contains two claims: “Under the doctrine of stare decisis, those precedents are entitled to careful and respectful consideration, and we engage in that analysis below.” The claims: The first claim is just a description of stare decisis as this Court understands it (and what is […]

Dobbs Sentences #169: Part II D 1

Paragraph 2 of 3 Sentence 3 of 3 This sentence has four claims: “But despite the dissent’s professed fidelity to stare decisis, it fails to seriously engage with that important precedent—which it cannot possibly satisfy.” The claims: The first of these claims is true, expressed in the first section of the dissent: “One piece of […]