Conservative jurists in particular tend to defer to the principle of stare decisis, or established precedent.

ECONOMIST: The Supreme Court

He does not believe in stare decisis period.

NEWYORKER: Partners

Wikipedians debate their behavior and decisions, and the losers in the debate go along with decisions even though they disagree with the outcome, inventing their own laws and invoking their own version of stare decisis.

FORBES: TED