Understand stare decisis, when the Court reverses past decisions, and how major reversals like Brown and Dobbs reshaped constitutional law
1.If the Supreme Court grants Alabama's stay request and the 2023 legislative map governs the August 11, 2026 special election, what happens to Black electoral power in Alabama's congressional delegation?
2.In September 2021, 55% of defendants awaiting competency restoration services in Colorado were sitting in jail while waiting. One-third of Colorado's justice-involved population has a mental health need. Who bears the cost of this wait — in time, in lost income, in health — and who doesn't?
3.Why is the Abrego Garcia ruling "persuasive authority" rather than binding precedent for the SPLC case?
4.The Supreme Court ruled for workers on the FAA Section 1 exemption in New Prime (2019), Saxon (2022), Bissonnette (2024), and Brock (2026) — all unanimous. Why has a conservative-majority Court sided with workers in every single case?
5.Four Supreme Court decisions have shaped the current scope of the FAA Section 1 transportation worker exemption. Match each case to what it decided.
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