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Re:Microsoft is the first big company to say it's serving th... by tamana on Thursday June 16, 2016 @02:51PM (#11918105)
Right, it depends on the judiciary.
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Re:Microsoft is the first big company to say it's serving th... by pdabbadabba on Thursday June 16, 2016 @03:43PM (#11918371)
But not anymore, because decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court are binding on all lower state and federal courts in the U.S.
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Re:Microsoft is the first big company to say it's serving th... by anonbanker on Friday June 17, 2016 @07:21PM (#11926139)
only if stare decisis means nothing to them.
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Re:Microsoft is the first big company to say it's serving th... by jack9 on Sunday June 19, 2016 @01:32AM (#11931904)
stare decisis is not a rule. Moreover, interpretation can and does change over time. The law is not absolute across a given timeframe.
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Re:Microsoft is the first big company to say it's serving th... by anonbanker on Sunday June 19, 2016 @09:26PM (#11935594)
Clarence Thomas agrees with you. The rest of SCOTUS does not.
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