On October 7, 2019, The Federalist Society held a panel on Stare Decisis at its annual Kentucky Chapters Conference.
This spring, Justice Breyer wrote, in response to the Supreme Court's decision to overrule Nevada v. Hall, "Today’s decision can only cause one to wonder which cases the Court will overrule next." But is the Roberts Court actually more aggressive in overruling precedents than previous Courts? How does the Kentucky Supreme Court compare? And when should a Court overrule a precedent? This latter question divides many originalists and textualists, in part because it cuts across ideological lines. Our panel will explore these topics, with a focus on the intersection of originalist principles and the principles of stare decisis.

Cassie Chambers Armstrong - Kaplan Johnson Abate & Bird; Vice Chair, Kentucky Democratic Party
Prof. Michael Morley - Assistant Professor, Florida State University College of Law
John Sheller - Stoll Keenon Ogden
Hon. Laurance VanMeter - Kentucky Supreme Court
Moderator: Hon. Amul Thapar - U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

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