What principles should guide the U.S. Supreme Court in deciding whether to adhere to one of its precedents?
1. What does the Court mean when it says, “Stare decisis is not an inexorable command; rather, it ‘is a principle of policy and not a mechanical formula of adherence to the latest decision’”? 2. What would it mean for the American system of criminal justice if stare decisis actually were an “inexorable command” or […]