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Originally Posted by rogue_librarian
Nothing in law is ever really fixed. Courts frequently change their opinion; the US Supreme Court certainly does (about a 150 times since WW II, in case you were wondering) and particularly in cases "involving the Federal Constitution, where correction through legislative action is practically impossible" (Burnet v. Coronado Oil & Gas Co., 285 U.S. 393, 406–407, 410. Brandeis, J., dissenting).
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That's a very small number, though, when compared to the *2 million* cases filed in my average-sized state in 2009 alone.