Sparing the usual litany of "stare decisis" factors, Justice Clarence Thomas offered a simple formula for the amount of deferential weight he gives a precedent of the U.S. Supreme Court: how much he ...

The article discusses Flanders v. Goodfellow, where the court overruled its previous ruling that barred negligence claims against domestic animal owners. Emphasizing the flexibility of stare decisis, ...

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has expressed a willingness to reconsider established legal precedents, questioning the ...

The First District Court of Appeal recently struck down a Florida law that prohibited people from openly carrying firearms in public. The court ...

In a little-covered speech, the Supreme Court justice explained how he thinks the court should reverse rulings conservatives don’t like. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas.(Andrew Harnik ...

This evening, Judge Andrew S. Oldham of the Fifth Circuit gave the Joseph Story Distinguished Lecture at the Heritage Foundation. I was pleased to be in attendance. The topic was provocative and will ...

WASHINGTON – As the Supreme Court is about to revisit some major decisions, one of the nine justices – and the longest-serving member of the conservative majority – has offered his view that there’s ...

Latin for to stand by things decided. It's the legal principle that judges use to base decisions on earlier ones. When it comes up at confirmation hearings, it's often in reference to abortion rights ...

“Of course, the Framers did not expect the President to do everything personally,” wrote Nelson, whose views have been cited ...