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Quotation from Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization by Supreme Court of the United States
“Stare decisis is the Latin phrase for a foundation stone of the rule of law: that things decided should stay decided unless there is a very good reason for change.”
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Joint Dissent of Justices Breyer, Sotomayor and Kagan, introduction (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
The three dissenters define the doctrine of precedent before arguing that the majority has given no sufficient reason to depart from it.
Citation: "Stare decisis is the Latin phrase for a foundation stone of the rule of law: that things decided should stay decided unless there is a very good reason for change." — Supreme Court of the United States, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Joint Dissent of Justices Breyer, Sotomayor and Kagan, introduction (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id dobbs-v-jackson-womens-health-organization-q5)
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