In news that probably surprises no one, Clarence Thomas has said that U.S. Supreme Court precedent isn't "the gospel" and can be overturned as the court weighs whether or not to revisit marriage equality.
Clarence Thomas says past SCOTUS rulings aren't 'the gospel' and can be overturned
Supreme Court precedent is not absolute and can be overturned if it lacks a sound legal foundation, potentially enabling reconsideration of marriage equality.
A judge ruled their firings were illegal. The government got to do it anyway
A federal judge found the mass probationary firings unlawful but refused to order reinstatement, citing Supreme Court precedent and that too much time had passed.
Humphrey's Executor Executed In Broad Shadow Docket Slaying - Above the Law
Chief Justice Roberts used the shadow docket to allow President Trump's firing of FTC commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, undermining nearly a century of Humphrey's Executor precedent.
Trump's attempt to fire FTC Democrat gets a boost from Supreme Court
Humphrey's Executor (1935) bars presidential removal of FTC commissioners except for inefficiency, neglect, or malfeasance, and is pivotal to current litigation.
3 states push to put the Ten Commandments back in school - banking on new guidance at the Supreme Court
State laws requiring Ten Commandments displays in public schools face federal court blocks as litigation seeks to overturn a 45-year Supreme Court precedent.
Trump Declares Flag Burners Will Spend a Year in Jail: No Early Exits, No Nothing'
President Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to criminalize flag burning despite Supreme Court rulings that protect flag desecration as free speech.