U.S. Supreme Court
Dec. 21, 2022
The Supreme Court in 2022
Rarely in American history has the Supreme Court ever taken a right away, but 2022 taught us that precedent matters little in the Roberts Court.
Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law
UC Berkeley School of Law
Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).
This is the season for reflecting back on 2022 and it was a monumental year in the Supreme Court. The year saw dramatic changes in constitutional law and was a harbinger of what is to come. We saw the full effect of Donald Trump having been able to appoint three justices in his four years in the White House.
What were some of the most important things we learned about the Court in 2022?
Precedent matters litt...
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