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U.S. Supreme Court,
Constitutional Law

Mar. 25, 2026

The High Court is upending decades of settled law

The Supreme Court is increasingly willing to hear cases that overturn long-established precedents, reshaping constitutional and legal norms with little warning.

James Wagstaffe

Trial Lawyer and Partner
Adamski Moroski Madden Cumberland & Green LLP

UC Hastings COL; San Francisco CA

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The High Court is upending decades of settled law
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While the U.S. Supreme Court may be poised to reject the executive order that would eliminate birthright citizenship for children of non-documented immigrants (Trump v. Barbara) and earlier rejected executive imposition of certain tariffs (Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump), some pundits point to these cases as "proof" the High Court will indeed honor precedent and place guard rails on e...

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