Courts that don’t follow precedent will lose public esteem

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At a recent speaking engagement, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas commented that people’s refusal to live with the outcomes of decisions we disagree with would erode respect in the institution that is the Supreme Court. Practically in the same breath, he goes on to comment that adherence to stare decisis is the mantra of non-thinkers. I think that his comments deserve some examination.

Courts that don’t follow precedent will lose public esteem
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