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Quote from Justice Louis D. Brandeis,


" 'Stare decisis' is usually the wise policy.... [b]ut where correction through legislative action is
practically impossible, this Court has often
overruled its earlier decisions..."


By:

Justice Louis D. Brandeis (more quotes by Justice Louis D. Brandeis or books by/about Justice Louis D. Brandeis)


(1856-1941) US Supreme Court Justice

Source:

Burnet v. Coronado Oil & Gas Co., 285 U.S. 393, 406-407 (1932) (Brandeis, J., dissenting).

Categories:

Constitution, Judiciary, Law

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