What is the current state of California Supreme Court policy of stare decisis?

be decided differently by the current justices. This policy, known as the doctrine of stare decisis, is based on the assumption that certainty, predictability and stability in the law are the major objectives of the legal system; i.e., that parties should be able to regulate their conduct and enter into relationships with reasonable assurance of the governing rules of law. " ( Moradi-Shalal v. Firemans Fund Ins. Companies (1988) 46 Cal.3d 287, 296, 250 Cal.Rptr. 116, 758 P.2d 58.) Thus, the failure of a court to adhere to its precedents undermines the courts credibility as a judicial body. But even

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