• WillySpreadum@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Justice Alito cited the 13th century English legal treatise De Legibus et Consuetudinibus Angliae when he allowed states to ban abortion so I guess it’s pretty inspiring.

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      8 months ago

      He was inspired by the fact he couldn’t cite any actual United States legal precedent.

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        8 months ago

        Lol so true. Doesn’t change the fact that it’s an almost 800 year old citation being used by the majority opinion of the highest court in the land.

        Talk about precedent.