Decision
Sandra Day O'Connor wrote the unanimous opinion for the Court, overturning the previous case. She wrote that she agreed with Posner: “Chief Judge Posner aptly described Albrecht’s infirmities.” Although she noted that the Court was cautious in overturning precedents, the "great weight" of scholarly opinion had held that the Court's 1968 decision was incorrect.
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“Once the decision has been reached, close your ears even to the best counter-argument: a sign of strong character. Thus an occasional will to stupidity.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
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