United States v. Bruce Lee

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How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “[S]tare decisis is a principle of policy and not a mechanical formula of adherence to the latest decision”
• \[S]tare decisis is a principle of policy and not a mechanical formula of adherence to the latest decision.\
• “It is a basic tenet of statutory construction that [courts] rely on the intent of the legislature as that intent has been expressed.” (internal quotation omitted)
• quoted in Central Bank of Denver, N.A. v. First Interstate Bank of Denver, N.A., 511 U.S. 164, 186-87, 114 S.Ct. 1439, 128 L.Ed.2d 119 (1994)
• “[W]e walk on quicksand when we try to find in the absence of corrective legislation a controlling legal principle.”
• “[S]tare decisis is a principle of policy and not a mechanical formula of adherence to the latest decision.”

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