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Quotation from Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization by Supreme Court of the United States
“If it is not necessary to decide more to dispose of a case, then it is necessary not to decide more.”
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Opinion of Chief Justice Roberts, concurring in the judgment (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Roberts states the principle of judicial restraint on which he declines to join the majority in overruling Roe entirely.
Citation: "If it is not necessary to decide more to dispose of a case, then it is necessary not to decide more." — Supreme Court of the United States, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Opinion of Chief Justice Roberts, concurring in the judgment (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id dobbs-v-jackson-womens-health-organization-q4)
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