Plessy versus Ferguson. The case in 1896 upheld racial segregation. 58 years later, the Supreme Court in Brown versus Board of Education became nine to nothing. The law of the land, bringing down racial segregation. Precedent is important. But sometimes the precedent is outdated or wrong.
Mitch McConnell compares the reversal of Roe v. Wade to historical Supreme Court cases, arguing that some precedents can be outdated or wrong.
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