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Dobbs Sentences #218: Part III
Paragraph 3 of 8 Sentence 4 of 4 I get three distinct claims in the next sentence: “In so doing, the Court overruled the infamous decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896), along with six other Supreme Court precedents that had applied the separate-but-equal rule. See Brown, 347 U.S., at 491. The claims: […]
Dobbs Sentences #217: Part III
Paragraph 3 of 8 Sentence 3 of 4 This sentence contains two claims: “In Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954), the Court repudiated the ‘separate but equal’ doctrine, which had allowed States to maintain racially segregated schools and other facilities. Id., at 488 (internal quotation marks omitted).” Both of these claims are […]
Dobbs Sentences #216: Part III
Paragraph 3 of 8 Sentence 2 of 4 This sentence contains what almost has to be the simplest claim of the whole document: “We mention three.” I have to admit that I scanned ahead to see if it’s true. It is. The three decisions they mention are Brown v. Board of Education, West Coast Hotel […]
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 #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 #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 #205: Part III
Paragraph 1 of 8 Sentence 5 of 8 Three closely-related claims here: “It fosters ‘evenhanded’ decisionmaking by requiring that like cases be decided in a like manner. Payne, 501 U.S., at 827.” Since the point has been made that stare decisis isn’t an “inexorable command,” I feel like the word “requiring” misstates the reality here. […]
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: Another partial definition of stare decisis. The citation in Kimble first references Payne before delivering the relevant […]
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: This […]
Cynical Jason 