3. What is Stare Decisis? Why would you consider this principle of American law?

Question

3. What is Stare Decisis? Why would you consider this principle of American law?

Answer 1

Let the precedent stand.

Judges are reluctant to overturn previous rulings so they usually go with precedent.

This is because America is a common-law country (a lot a people don't know this).

It goes back to the origin of English law following the conquest of England in 1066 by Normans.