Tag Archives: Supreme Court
Dobbs Sentences #235: Part III A
Paragraph 3 of 5 Sentence 2 of 2 There are two claims in this sentence, and a lot going on in how those claims are being expressed: “For reasons already explained, Roe’s constitutional analysis was far outside the bounds of any reasonable interpretation of the various constitutional provisions to which it vaguely pointed.” The claims: […]
Dobbs Sentences #234: Part III A
Paragraph 3 of 5 Sentence 1 of 2 This sentence has two claims: “Roe was also egregiously wrong and deeply damaging.” The claims: “Roe was also egregiously wrong.” “Roe was [. . .] deeply damaging.” I suppose you could make the case that the Court means the “also” to apply in parallel, but since the […]
Dobbs Sentences #233: Part III A
Part III A Paragraph 2 of 5 Sentence 3 of 3 This sentence looks like it has three claims: “It was ‘egregiously wrong’ on the day it was decided, see Ramos, 590 U. S., at ___ (opinion of Kavanaugh, J.) (slip op., at 7), and as the Solicitor General agreed at oral argument, it should […]
Dobbs Sentences #232: Part III A
Paragraph 2 of 5 Sentence 2 of 3 Just one claim in this sentence: “It betrayed our commitment to ‘equality before the law’.” 163 U. S., at 562 (Harlan, J., dissenting). Here it is with the subject clarified: Plessy v. Ferguson “betrayed our commitment to ‘equality before the law’.” Plessy definitely violated the principle of […]
Dobbs Sentences #231: Part III A
Paragraph 2 of 5 Sentence 1 of 3 Just one claim in this sentence: “The infamous decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, was one such decision.” By “one such decision,” I assume they mean that it’s one of the “more damaging” decisions featuring “erroneous interpretation of the Constitution.” I don’t know anybody who’s going to disagree […]
Dobbs Sentences #230: Part III
Paragraph 1 of 5 Sentence 2 of 2 This sentence has two claims: “An erroneous interpretation of the Constitution is always important, but some are more damaging than others.” The claims: “An erroneous interpretation of the Constitution is always important.” “[S]ome [erroneous interpretation[s] of the Constitution] are more damaging than others.” The first claim is […]
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! “It is not a step that should […]
