Japan same-sex marriage ban ruled unconstitutional again by courts, remains the only G7 country not to recognizereturn2ozma@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.world – 312 points – 4 months agobbc.com13Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsShow the parent commentJustice 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. SourceHe was inspired by the fact he couldn’t cite any actual United States legal precedent.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.Troubling, isn’t it?
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. SourceHe was inspired by the fact he couldn’t cite any actual United States legal precedent.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.Troubling, isn’t it?
He was inspired by the fact he couldn’t cite any actual United States legal precedent.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.Troubling, isn’t it?
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.Troubling, isn’t it?
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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He was inspired by the fact he couldn’t cite any actual United States legal precedent.
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.
Troubling, isn’t it?