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Stare decisis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stare decisis (from the Latin phrase Stare decisis et non quieta movere , "Maintain what has been decided and do not alter that which has been established") is the legal principle by which judges...
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Precedent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In common law legal systems, a precedent or authority is a legal case establishing a principle or rule that a court or other judicial body utilizes when deciding subsequent cases with similar issu...
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Skip to comments. ... Which is more important: the Constitution or stare decisis? ... Not stare decisis.
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STARE DECISIS - Lat. "to stand by that which is decided." The principal that the precedent decisions are to be followed by the courts. To abide or adhere to decided cases. It is a general maxim that when a point has been settled ... ; Back To The Letter * S * The Lexicon's Lyceum Other Letters' Terms & Important Info.
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Why stare decisis has become so important to the liberal project. ... ALITO: Well, I think the doctrine of stare decisis is a very important doctrine. It's a fundamental part of our legal system.
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Stare decisis is an important guarantor of stability in legal rules: By insisting on like treatment of like cases, it provides people with a more detailed sense of when they're engaged in constitutionally protected conduct than the stripped-down language of the Constitution alone ever could.
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“Today's decision is supported, though not compelled, by the important doctrine of stare decisis, the means by which we ensure that the law will not merely change erratically, but will develop in a principled and intelligible fashion.
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