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It means that if a past Judge has made a ruling on a specific situation, such as giving women the right to vote, the next Judge to rule on the case is "obligated", but not bound, to make the same ruling through the doctrine of stare decisis.

This means that the courts can fly through any cases about women voting, because they already know the answer.

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Lower court is bound by similar opinions of a higher court in the same judicial system under a doctrine commonly referred to as?

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The requirement that a lower court must follow a previously set precedent is called stare decisis.


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.


The habit of using a court's decision in one case as the rule for deciding other cased like it?

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What part of a court's decision forms the basis of stare decisis?

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Which means that Supreme Court decisions are respected and enforced by all other government bodies?

stare decisis


Should The doctrine of stare decisis provide that each court decision be independent and should stand on its own?

no


What is the habit of using a court's decision in one case as the rule for deciding the other cases like it?

stare decisis {novanet}


What are examples to be followed in similar cases as they arise in the lower courts or reach the US Supreme Court?

Precedents, under the doctrine of Stare decisis (Latin: Stare decisis et non quieta movere), which means "maintain what has been decided."


The legal principle which says that court decisions stand as precedents for future cases involving the same issues is known as?

stare decisis


What are court decisions that become part of common law?

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