stare decisis

Noun

stare decisis (uncountable)

1. The principle of following judicial precedent.
   • Similarly, Walter F. Murphy, a student of judicial politics, noted that stare decisis provides the “harried judges who face difficult choices with a welcome decision-making crutch.”2006, Saul Brenner, Harold J. Spaeth, Stare Indecisis: The Alteration of Precedent on the Supreme Court, 1946–1992, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 3
   • Thomas’s opinion also overturns previous supreme court rulings, in an abrogation of the court’s own adherence to the principle of stare decisis — that is, being faithful to precedent.2022 May 23, Ed Pilkington, “Supreme court guts lifeline for prisoners who claim wrongful convictions”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23...