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Barrett is a favorite among conservative activists, many of whom wanted her to take Kennedy’s spot."<ref>https://www.axios.com/supreme-court-trump-judge-amy-barrett-ruth-bader-ginsburg-11d25276-a92e-4094-8958-eb2d197707c8.html</ref>
 
Barrett is a favorite among conservative activists, many of whom wanted her to take Kennedy’s spot."<ref>https://www.axios.com/supreme-court-trump-judge-amy-barrett-ruth-bader-ginsburg-11d25276-a92e-4094-8958-eb2d197707c8.html</ref>
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Judge Barrett has written that [[stare decisis]] is not absolutely binding and can be overturned: "“I tend to agree with those who say that a justice’s duty is to the Constitution and that it is thus more legitimate for her to enforce her best understanding of the Constitution rather than a precedent she thinks is clearly in conflict with it,” <ref>https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2291141</ref>
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Judge Barrett has written that [[stare decisis]] or judicial precedent is not absolutely binding and can be overturned for solid reasons: "“I tend to agree with those who say that a justice’s duty is to the Constitution and that it is thus more legitimate for her to enforce her best understanding of the Constitution rather than a precedent she thinks is clearly in conflict with it,” <ref>https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2291141</ref>
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