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[–] derram ago 

https://archive.ph/08Yot :

2019-06-18 | Justice Thomas urges U.S. Supreme Court to feel free to reverse precedents - Reuters

'Casey, which reaffirmed Roe and said states cannot place an undue burden on the constitutional right to an abortion recognized in the Roe decision. '

'But even Scalia, a conservative who died in 2016, had a different view of stare decisis. '

'In a concurring opinion, which no other justice joined, Thomas referred to the court’s 1992 decision in Planned Parenthood v. '

'Wade.”The Thomas opinion focused on “stare decisis,” a Latin term referring to the legal principle that U.S. courts should not overturn precedents without a special reason. '

'The court now has a 5-4 conservative majority, and Thomas is among its most conservative justices. '


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