What are the ethical considerations related to the application of binding precedent?

Oct 16, 2023 ... The US Supreme Court is an exception in that its precedent is binding on all US courts, both state and federal. Determining when a court is ... Nov 4, 2010 ... USCIS has announced that two decisions from its Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) will be binding precedent for the agency. Binding precedent is a legal rule or principle, articulated by an appellate court , that must be followed by lower courts within its jurisdiction . Essentially, ... Oct 13, 2016 ... TC opinions are binding, precedential, and published by the Tax Court. They generally address issues of first impression, issues that impact a large number of ... May 1, 2024 ... A Common Law for the Age of Amici: How the Party-Presentation Principle Can Help Identify Binding Precedent. David S. Coale. Partner, Lynn ... Feb 13, 2022 ... The published opinions of the Court are binding precedent until overruled by the Supreme Court, and the Supreme Court has recognized that ... Binding precedent is a legal rule made by a higher court that lower courts must follow. When a higher court decides a case, it writes down its decision in a ... Jul 3, 2007 ... Whether the ruling of the Western Section Court of Appeals in Wells v. Wharton, 2005 WL. 3309651 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2005), sets a binding precedent ... Apr 30, 2020 ... Courts are bound by the past decisions of courts of the same level. So for example the Court of Appeal is bound to follow earlier decisions of ... Mar 3, 2009 ... We know of no precedent for the proposition that when a plaintiff has sued to challenge the lawfulness of certain action or threatened ...