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minus-squareWillySpreadum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 months agoJustice 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. Source
minus-squareWillySpreadum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoLol 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.
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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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.
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