Superficially, Bostock may seem like a triumph for textualism. It wasn't. Rather, Justice Gorsuch built a textualist edifice on top of non-textualist precedents from decades ago. His understanding of ...

Now begins the era of stare indecisis. Respect for precedent — known by the Latin stare decisis, “to stand by things decided” — had been a centuries-old cornerstone of the rule of law, necessary so ...

With the retirement of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy and the drive to nominate and confirm his successor, we're going to be hearing some Latin phrases over the next few weeks and months.