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The Doctrine Of Stare Decisis In United States Supreme Court Opinions, Peter Aschenbrenner
The Doctrine Of Stare Decisis In United States Supreme Court Opinions, Peter Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
OCL surveys United States Supreme Court cases from 1791 to 1900 for deployment of the phrase stare decisis in opinions and published arguments before the Court. The people, as Madison conceded, make their own precedents by approving (prior) official action taken by current officials as a foundation for resolving issues-of-the-day.
Workshop Text For Powerpoint: Unanimous Decisions Of The Supreme Court, Peter Aschenbrenner
Workshop Text For Powerpoint: Unanimous Decisions Of The Supreme Court, Peter Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
How can we explain so many unanimous decisions if justices of the United States Supreme Court are appointed by Presidents with different philosophies? Far more unanimous decisions occured in the interval 2000-2010 that would result from random decision-making.