Why are court cases similar to the amendments of the Constitution?
However, the Supreme Court interprets the Constitution and their ruling is taken as the correct one. Given that the rulings can change over time, they can create the idea that they are changing the law, but they are basing the changes on society’s reaction to various things. Roe v. Wade is not an amendment and isn’t a change to the Constitution, only the way in which it is to be interpreted.
