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Letters

Jun. 28, 2022

Whims of illegitimately comprised Supreme Court should not bind

Richard Fitzer

Law Office of Richard Fitzer

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In light of the Senate's failure to hold confirmation hearings for Merrick Garland in 2016, and because a majority of the justices currently serving on the United States Supreme Court refuse to follow the principle of stare decisis ("We use stare decisis as a mantra when we don't want to think," Justice Clarence Thomas speaking at the 11th Circuit Judicial Conference in Atlanta, May 6, 2022), California should no longer recognize the Court as the final arbitrator of w...

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