A bedrock legal doctrine called "stare decisis," Latin for "to stand by things decided," calls upon courts to respect their prior precedents when resolving new cases on similar matters. A basic tenet of U.S. law is that stare decisis promotes consistency and predictability in the law.

A prominent voting rights attorney warned Sunday that an upcoming Supreme Court decision could create a "five-alarm fire" for voters ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Marc Elias, founder of the Elias Law Group, discussed the Supreme Court's upcoming ...