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Are Texas trial courts decisions binding on the Texas Supreme Court?
No. The decisions of the Texas Supreme Court are binding on trial courts in Texas. That is why it is called the Supreme Court.
Is the Supreme Court's power to review the decisions of lower courts called inferior jurisdiction?
No, the Supreme Court reviews decisions of lower (inferior) courts under its appellate jurisdiction.
Stare Decisis is the doctrine of?
Stare decisis is a doctrine that states that courts need to abide by past controlling judicial decisions. For example, a circuit court is bound by Supreme Court holdings.
If the US Supreme Court issues an opinion and that opinion is not at odds which courts ruling will usually hold sway?
The opinions and decisions made by the US Supreme Court define federal law. There is no higher court and no further appeal. All local, state and federal courts are essentially bound by the decisions of the USSC. If the USSC decision is not unanimous, the majority opinion is the binding decision.
What Supreme Court do?
the supreme court makes rulings that have been surpassed by the smaller courts. This being decisions such as gay marriage rights and other major decisions.
Can lower courts reverse or change US Supreme Court decisions?
No. Rulings of the US Supreme Court are 'the law of the land.'
What site you can get supreme courts report annotated?
Supreme Court Report Annotated is the name of the bound series of legal decisions of the Philippines Supreme Court.You didn't specify whether you were looking for official documentation for the Philippines or the United States. In the United States, the comparable, annotated volumes of Supreme Court decisions is called US Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers' Edition.Annotated cases are available in print.
Are there courts controlled by the US Supreme Court?
Not directly. The US Supreme Court is the highest federal appellate court in the United States. Lower courts are supposed to follow precedents set by the Court's decisions, but the Supreme Court doesn't exercise operational control over the lower courts.
What is the difference between 'Supreme Court Report Annotated' and 'Supreme Court Decisions Annotated'?
Supreme Court Report Annotated is the name of the bound series of legal decisions of the Philippines Supreme Court. There is no publication specifically listed as Supreme Court Annotated Decisions or Supreme Court Decisions Annotated, except for a few US historical documents listed as Supreme Court Decisions [annotated].You didn't specify whether you were looking for official documentation for the Philippines or the United States. In the United States, the comparable, annotated volumes of Supreme Court decisions is called US Supreme Court Reports, lawyers' edition.
Can the supreme court reverse or comfirm decisions made by lower courts?
Yes. That is usually what they do.
What part of a supreme court decisions presents the argument in opposition to the courts ruling?
Dissent
What type of jurisdiction applies when the US Supreme Court reviews decisions made by other courts?
When the US Supreme Court reviews decision of other courts, it is operating under its appellate jurisdiction.
