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Case law is not decided, it is made. In cases where the law of the legislature is not drawn up in a clear enough manner, a judge (during a trial) has to decide what the legislature wanted to enact and the judge makes an interpretation in that case.

After that in similar cases, other courts and judges rely on that initial interpretation so that the courts all make similar determinations for ALL people. This is case law.....historic interpretations.

If the legislature thinks that a Judge's decision is wrong, the legislature has to remedy things by passing new, clearer laws. Such new laws would set aside any previous case law going forward.

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