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20 U. Haw. L. Rev. 835 (1998)
When Is an Innovation in Order: Justice Bader Ruth Ginsburg and Stare Decisis

handle is hein.journals/uhawlr20 and id is 845 raw text is: When Is an Innovation in Order?:
Justice Bader Ruth Ginsburg And
Stare Decisis
I.  INTRODUCTION  ........................................  836
fI. THE STARE DECISIS DoCTRINE ........................... 838
A. Historical and Theoretical Introduction ................ 838
B. The Strict-Liberal Stare Decisis Doctrinal Framework:
Factors Influencing the Application of Stare Decisis ...... 841
1. The legal-system  values  ...........................  842
2. When should a judge follow precedent? .............. 844
3. When should a judge overrule precedent? ............ 850
1II. JUSTICE GINSBURG AND STARE DECIsIs .................... 857
A. Factors Influencing Justice Ginsburg's Judicial Philosophy  857
1. Justice Ginsburg's image of a common-law judge ...... 857
2. Presidential expectation  ..........................  862
3. Justice Ginsburg's gender consciousness ............. 865
a. Justice Ginsburg and Justice O'Connor .......... 866
b. Justice Ginsburg and Justice Marshall ........... 867
4. Admiration of the civil law system ................... 870
5. Responding to social changes ...................... 875
6. Integrating with other justices to promote collegiality ... 878
B. Justice Ginsburg's Approach-When She Follows,
When She Overrules ................................  882
1. Preliminary assessment of Justice Ginsburg's
approach to stare decisis  ..........................  882
2. Justice Ginsburg's high regard for stare decisis and
the factors influencing her adherence to precedent ..... 883
3. Case examples in which Justice Ginsburg
advocates for the overruling or inapplicability of
precedent  ......................................  887
IV.  CONCLUSION  .........................................  892

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