SCOTUS overturned precedent by a 6-3 margin and said states can not convict someone of a criminal offense unless the jury verdict is unanimous. Evangelisto Ramos had been convicted by a 10-2 verdict and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in Louisiana. Ramos was granted a new trial by this decision. That seems simple enough. The real issue, however, was the value of precedent and when an incorrect decision should be overturned. The subtext of that issue was all about a future challenge to Roe v. Wade.
The case itself:
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