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Originally Posted by Baron1710
Sorry that was in the news so much during the confirmation of John Roberts, I thought it had become common usage. It's the shortened form of a phrase which means to let the decision stand. They grill conservative justices on it because they want to make sure they will let the abortion decision stand. In the common law one case builds off of another and the idea is that you look back at previous decisions to determine how to rule so that the law remains the same.
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thanks bro, i read stuff all day , every day, didnt notice that, cool, dt