SCOTUS Two-Step
There has been a legal doctrine in the US that has caused serious contradiction with the Constitution. Stare Decisis is the doctrine that binds courts to follow legal precedents set by previous decisions. The contradiction is between interpreting the Constitution loosely as a “living document,” or with a “strict construction,” as in it means what it says. We see this contradiction today in the US Federal Courts upholding the “Strict Construction” ruling that babies killed in their mothers’ wombs during violent attacks can be charged as murder—while at the same time, they support the “Living Constitution” ruling (Roe v. Wade) … Continue reading SCOTUS Two-Step