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Societies change over time. Practices considered acceptable - even righteous - might be seen in an entirely different light two generations later. These practices generally involve moral principles. So, the Supreme Court once in a while weighs cases against the Constitution without taking the larger moral question into consideration, especially when society at large has settled on one side or the other.
In the past, the Court has ruled cases involving child labor, racial inequality (referring here not to cases of people being treated differently because of race, but to the notion that non-white races are themselves unequal and inferior), certain romantic activities between adults, and slavery could not be condoned or overturned on constitutional grounds.
Sometimes the issue isn't moral, but regulatory - the Court has sided against a New York State law limiting a baker's work week to 60 hours and overturned a law setting minimum wages for women. Sometimes the issue is political. The Court has reversed itself regarding decisions on campaign finance and voting rights, for example.
The Court still supports decisions that it could reverse in the future. Although many today would deny it until their final breath, it is hypothetically possible that society might one day decide to prohibit abortions in all but the most extreme circumstances. A future Court examining the ruling of the Affordable Care Act might decide it had, in effect, re-written the law in order to deem it constitutional. That in itself is unconstitutional because Congress writes legislation, and never the Supreme Court.
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Why does the US Supreme Court sometimes reverse its earlier decisions?
court decision reflect changing social political and economic condition
Can the Supreme Court reverse a decision?
Yes, the Supreme Court has the power to reverse its own decisions through a process called overruling.
Can lower courts reverse or change US Supreme Court decisions?
No. Rulings of the US Supreme Court are 'the law of the land.'
Can the supreme court reverse or comfirm decisions made by lower courts?
Yes. That is usually what they do.
The supreme court never reverses a decision once it has been made?
Not true. The Supreme Court has reversed many of its earlier decisions.
How did the new right feel about reagans choices for the supreme court?
disappointed, because the judges did not reverse all liberal decisions
How can supreme court decisions later be used?
As 'jurisprudence'. Which means that other courts throughout the nation will take them as a lead for their own future decisions. This is not only standard procedure, but also because these courts know that if they go against an earlier Supreme Court decision, they will in the end be overturned if the parties appeal.
Can Congress overrule the decisions made by the Supreme Court?
No, Congress cannot directly overrule decisions made by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court's decisions are final and cannot be overturned by Congress.
What happens if the supreme court rules congress to be unconstitutional?
Since it is the Supreme Court that decides what is constitutional and what is not, the decisions of the Supreme Court cannot be unconstitutional, however, it is always possible for the Supreme Court to make new decisions which reverse older decisions. So in theory, if the Supreme Court does something wrong, they will be reversed by a later sitting of the same court (but with new judges).
Can Congress override the decisions made by the Supreme Court?
No, Congress cannot override decisions made by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States and its decisions are final and binding.
What is the difference between 'Supreme Court Report Annotated' and 'Supreme Court Decisions Annotated'?
Supreme Court Report Annotated is the name of the bound series of legal decisions of the Philippines Supreme Court. There is no publication specifically listed as Supreme Court Annotated Decisions or Supreme Court Decisions Annotated, except for a few US historical documents listed as Supreme Court Decisions [annotated].You didn't specify whether you were looking for official documentation for the Philippines or the United States. In the United States, the comparable, annotated volumes of Supreme Court decisions is called US Supreme Court Reports, lawyers' edition.
Would the US Supreme Court reverse a decision because of unconstitutionality?
Absolutely, yes. The US Supreme Court has overturned many lower court decisions on the basis of unconstitutionality of the law, as written or applied, or something that occurred in the legal process.
