doctrine

The mechanism for implementing that ideal in the U.S. relies heavily on a long-standing Supreme Court doctrine that extends constitutional rights to individuals and organizations alike.

Many Catholic universities teach social justice doctrines of the Catholic Church, which have a long history of support for organized labor.

Board of Education led to the Court deeming segregation in public education to be unconstitutional, dismantling the separate but equal doctrine and marking the end of the Jim Crow era.

The administration is already operating according to a doctrine of maximum presidential authority, giving him the power to essentially nullify and ignore any court ruling he finds disagreeable.

It would be like the pope abruptly announcing that the doctrine of transubstantiation is nonsense; it’s just a cracker and a cup of watered-down wine.