Who makes de law de Law...

Mike Godwin mnemonic at eff.org
Fri Feb 25 14:11:33 PST 1994


 
> Mike G has been arguing that the Supreme Court's assertion makes something
> the law of the land, as if it had been written into the Constitution (e.g.
> voting rights).

Let's be precise. What I'm saying is that what the Supreme Court says the
Constitution means is what's binding.
 
> EG: Blackmun has just come out asserting that he now categorically opposes
> the death penalty.
 
Which is irrelevant, since the Court hasn't changed its institutional
stance on the death penalty.

Sure, the Court changes its mind, but it doesn't do so very often.


--Mike








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