easy · LSAT Reading Comprehension
The Law passage acknowledges that legislatures can pass new statutes that supersede a court's interpretation of the law, so that flawed precedents are not beyond correction in principle. It stresses, however, that enacting such a statute requires marshaling political support, and that a population harmed by a flawed precedent may be politically marginalized and therefore unable to influence legislators effectively.
According to the passage, which one of the following is a practical barrier to legislative correction of a flawed judicial precedent?
- Legislatures are constitutionally forbidden from altering any law that originates in a court decision.
- Statutes are invariably vaguer than careful court rulings and therefore tend to sow even more confusion.
- Judges are entirely free to disregard new statutes whenever those statutes clash with established precedent.
- The people harmed by the flawed precedent may lack the political influence needed to sway legislators.
- Drafting a corrective statute typically takes far longer than simply overruling the precedent in court.
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