The operation of stare decisis in our judicial system has received some attention lately given the recent major decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court in which the court overturned long-standing ...

The justices explored possible ways to limit the doctrine of patent assignor estoppel during oral argument in Minerva Surgical Inc. v. Hologic Inc. on Wednesday. The doctrine works like this. An ...

WASHINGTON — If you’re not a lawyer, here’s the legal principle that chief justice nominee John Roberts debated with senators yesterday. “Stare decisis” (pronounced “STAIR-ee dih-SIGH-sis”) is Latin ...

Friday's decision eliminates a constitutional right for first time. In thousands of rulings over its storied history, the U.S. Supreme Court has broken with stare decisis, the doctrine of respecting ...

As the Supreme Court wrestles with the Mississippi abortion law, the Latin phrase “stare decisis” is likely to keep coming up. The phrase, which roughly translates as “to stand by things already ...