,
7 tweets,
3 min read
Read on Twitter
Remember how much Kavanaugh praised precedent and stare decisis during his confirmation hearings?
He just provided the fifth vote to overturn a 40-year-old precedent. supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf…
He just provided the fifth vote to overturn a 40-year-old precedent. supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf…
The court rules 5–4 that states have sovereign immunity from private suits brought in courts of other states—a rule entirely absent from the text of the Constitution—overturning a precedent from 1979. supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf…
A preview of what the same five justices will say when they overturn Roe v. Wade. 
In my view, the best argument that Kavanaugh might not overturn Roe v. Wade was that he had genuine and profound respect for precedent—that he wouldn't vote to overturn a decision simply because he thought it was wrong.
That argument went out the window today.
That argument went out the window today.
Wow: Breyer hoists a red flag today, writing: "Today’s decision can only cause one to wonder which cases the Court will overrule next."
And, as if to answer his own question, he cites Planned Parenthood v. Casey.
supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf…
And, as if to answer his own question, he cites Planned Parenthood v. Casey.
supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf…
PS hi @washingtonpost
@washingtonpost My piece on all this. Justice Breyer knows what the conservative majority is doing. He's helpless to stop it, but he's hoisting a red flag as high as he can.
slate.com/news-and-polit… @Slate
slate.com/news-and-polit… @Slate
