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There are different kinds of precedent. by that i mean theres vertical precedent, which is what people are most familiar with. there are cases that are handed down by higher courts, the appellate court, the supreme court. those bind the lower court. even if you disagree with them, you have to follow them, because theyre binding precedent. but theres also horizontal precedent. its about maintaining consistency and predictability in the rule of law. what that means is, when you are in a district, ...

They need to survive. do you agree that those principles are just as relevant today as they were when the supreme court first decided "new york times" versus sullivan? >> "new york times" versus sullivan is the continuing binding precedent of the supreme court and does state the principles that the court has determined are undergirding the first amendment right to free press. >> ok. and last summer, actually, in barisha v. boston, the supreme court declined to hear a case, and justice thomas and...

0 facts, im applying the law in as neutral and consistent a manner as i can. because that is the duty and requirement of the judicial oath. im also very conscious of the limits of judicial authority, of the restrictions that exist in the law to prevent me as a judge from becoming a policymaker. this means that i carefully scrutinize my jurisdiction. it means that i look at the text and focus on the text and the intentions of the legislatures that drafted that provision. or the intention of the f...

Issue of supreme court reform. i wouldnt look for anything to happen quickly. the courts move in a very traditional pace and a decision to alter the formatting of the supreme court would have a lot of consequences. so well have to see what that commission concludes and whether or not ultimately there can be sufficient bipartisan agreement to reform the court. the real issue we will see come to a head in the abortion issue is this, is this a supreme court thats willing to override 50 years of bin...

Office of legal counsel memos that they treat as binding precedent. they have block letter policy that they treat as the rules. when those things are broken, you cant just say were not going to do it that way anymore, were going to go back to following the rules. its not a self-repairing machine. ive started off a couple weeks ago feeling very urgent about this. now i got to the point where im feeling more than urgent about it. we are going to hear from attorney general merrick garland tomorrow....

Senator mcconnell, hes kind of in a bit of a bind here because if he moves forward, pelosi will accuse him of taking an initiative without in fact, an impeachment but if he waits, this is hanging over the presidents head forever. my question is as constitutional law professors, how long can this dont go on? is there a legal binding precedent here? there is no legal binding precedent but impeach me as a process that starts with a house and must go to the senate. it would be utterly unconstitution...

Because if he moves forward pelosi will accuse him of taking an initiative without in fact an impeachment, but if he waits this is hanging over the presidents head forever. my question is as constitutional law professors, how long can this dont go on? is there a legal binding precedent here? there is no legal binding precedent but impeach me as a process that starts with a house and must go to the senate. it would be utterly unconstitutional for speaker pelosi to accept my colleague larry tribes...

Which drops on tuesday, conversations with rbg, ruth bader ginsberg on life, love, liberty and law. jeffrey, the constitution silent as to procedure. do you think they will look to the clinton impeachment process for guidance? and will it be a binding precedent? meaning the way in which clintons impeachment was handled? >> yes, the clinton impeachment is the best precedent, although its not binding because the senate could change the rules. in the clinton impeachment, chief justice rehnquist vie...

A judge. the only thing that matters is your commitment to correctly applying the law to the facts of any particular case. as far as your approach to judging, you have appropriate respect for precedent. you coauthored an 800 page book that among other things explain that is a change in a courts membership alone should not throw former decisions open to reconsideration or justify their reversal. you explained that for precedent to be overruled, it must not be just wrong, but a case with serious p...