[ExSoldier]

"....Ultimately, though, we are forced to ask the question, "What good does this do us?"

The very FIRST thing I learned in Law School...AFTER: "You teach yourself the LAW, we teach you how to think like a LAWYER"...was something about how the US Supreme Court is the only institution on the planet which visibly demonstrates that change is bad. Showing these cases in a brief to the court is going to be a persuasive element as a reminder of earlier binding precedent. I begin to be cheered just a wee bit more...at least the outlook isn't quite as gloomy as before.

[William Terrell]

They have reversed themselves from prior rulings before, but never from so many of them at once.