Stare decisis, (Latin for "to stand by a decision"),is the doctrine that a lower court is bound by appellate court decisions (precedents) on a legal question which have previously been decided. In 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court, inPlessy v. Ferguson, decided that racial segregation was legal so long as facilities for the two races were "separate but equal".The Supreme Court overturned that precedent inBrown v. Board of Educationin 1954.Why the change, given the doctrine ofstare decisis?Feel free to use the internet to form your response.