In law school, we’re all taught the basics of binding versus nonbinding precedent. Case law from within the applicable jurisdiction is generally binding, while case law from other jurisdictions is ...

Left: Rep. Nancy Pelosi departs after a meeting with lawmakers and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, at the U.S. Capitol on September 26, 2024 (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images). Right: ...

For a choice example of how Hillary Clinton tacks to the left instead of the center, feature her remarks last night in respect of the Second Amendment. It has been called by two of America’s greatest ...

Legal experts predicted last summer that confusion would arise in lower courts over whether circuit precedent upholding agency actions based on discarded Chevron deference would remain binding. Now ...

FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, June 22, 2024, at Temple University in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola, File) (CN) — Special ...

Joel Brandes at the New York State Court of Appeals in September 2016 in Albany, New York. (Photo/Hans Pennink) “Stare decisis” means “to stand by things decided.” (Black’s Law Dictionary, 11th ed.