48 years before statehood

[Dear_Prudence]

If the law 48 years before statehood applies, then wouldn't about half the states remain subjects of the Crown? So, should those of us from the senior states curtsy before British aristocracy? Are some western states that were formerly Indian territory subject to tribal law? Is illegal immigration into Texas nullified because, 48 years before statehood, much of Texas was part of Mexico? The Dobbs decision holds that "from the 1200s to 1960, no statute, no English case, no state case... hinted at an abortion right". So, count on more ancient practices way beyond the 1800s; wife selling anyone?

Quotation from SCOTUS Blog https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/06/dobbss-history-and-the-future-of-abortion-and-privacy-law/

[sinkingfeeling]

1. It was re-codified in 1901, 1928, and 1977.

https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/04/10/abortions-will-be-banned-in-arizona-after-the-supreme-court-upholds-an-1864-law/#:~:text=The%20law%20was%20first%20adopted,of%20Roe%20and%20it%20was

[Dear_Prudence]

2. Chess

You are right. They played chess, I am playing checkers. But Dobbs referring to English precedents from 1200 worries me. We haven't re- codified all ancient law so what next?

[JustAnotherGen]

3. Ahhh - I just

Opined the same thing.