[a] Simply Following Precedent: A Legal Effect Slippery Slope.—One of the most common "A will lead to B" arguments is the argument that judicial decision A would "set a precedent" for decision B. This ...

Implementing decision A may also lead people to see B as less extreme and thus more acceptable. When we're at position 0 (no handgun ban), the leading policy options may be 0, A (a ban on small, cheap ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Supreme Court of the United States; Mifepristone Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard ...

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