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To: bigbob

Re: Roberts.....even a broken clock is right twice a day.

This was a great ruling by SCOTUS. There are times where “precedent” should not be the only consideration in a case.


3 posted on 06/21/2019 9:40:27 AM PDT by Howie66 ("...Against All Enemies, Foreign and Democrat.....")
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To: Howie66
There are times where “precedent” should not be the only consideration in a case.

Ah, but they did something clever here. It was not merely the overturning of a precedent, but aligning the law with other precedents. They are actually arguing that they are respecting precedents (broadly) while overturning a precedent (narrowly).
16 posted on 06/21/2019 10:00:42 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana
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