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US Supreme Court signals readiness to overturn longstanding legal precedents
US Supreme Court may scrap major precedents next week — including a 1935 limit on presidential powers — risking broad legal upheaval.
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) indicated on 6 December that it may revisit and overturn precedents dating back decades. The court’s conservative majority has already overturned major rulings such as the 2022 abortion decision, and a 1935 precedent limiting presidential powers is now under review. Legal experts warn the move could reshape executive powers jurisprudence and trigger a wave of challenges across pending cases — expanding presidential authority and altering key constitutional balances. Critics argue such shifts undermine legal stability in favour of political gains.