• Zyansheep@vlemmy.net
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      1 year ago

      Well, Roe v Wade set a precedent, which was then reverted ~50 years later, so I’m not sure how much precedents apply to the supreme court (it definitely applies to lower courts tho)

    • Belgdore@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      This is how common law everywhere that England colonized works. It’s not endemic to the US.