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The Supreme Court has overturned precedent dozens of times in the past 60 years, including when it struck down legal segregation

  • Written by David Schultz, Professor of Law, University of Minnesota; Professor of Political Science, Hamline University
imageHow much importance does the Supreme Court place on prior decisions?Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

It is a central principle of law: Courts are supposed to follow earlier decisions – precedent – to resolve current disputes. But it’s inevitable that sometimes, the precedent has to go, and a court has to overrule another court, or even...

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