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Under cover of overruling ‘only’ a single decision, today’s opinion smashes a hundred-plus years of legal rulings to smithereens.
— Justice Elena Kagan, expressing her concern in a 19-page dissent in the 5-4 decision of Knick v. Township of Scott, that the Supreme Court has done away with yet another precedent this term, this time in a takings case.
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Staci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.