"things that would be upset or undone if a decision is undone."
"That kind of sounds like in things in the air. Those are very concrete reliance interests. So those would be classic reliance interests in the terms of the law, in terms of legal doctrine... Those are financial. Those are medical."
"is never just is this decision right or wrong. Because if a decision is wrong, then you have to decide whether you should keep it for many of the reasons you say, stability, reliance, interests, et cetera."
Amy Coney Barrett affirmed that marriage equality has produced very concrete reliance interests that make overturning it unlikely. She defined reliance interests as things that would be upset or undone if a decision is undone. When asked whether Obergefell v. Hodges created social reliance interests tied to life choices, she affirmed and emphasized that the interests extend beyond social characterization. She described the reliance interests as concrete, highlighting financial and medical consequences. She said overturning precedent requires weighing stability, reliance, and other interests, and cited data showing the Court’s rate of overruling varied across chief justices.
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