by uslawessentials | Jun 2, 2021 | Caselaw, Supreme Court News, The Constitution, Uncategorized, video
Two recent Supreme Court decisions provide an excellent example of how case law develops in the United States and when decisions have retroactive application. We’ll first the 2020 decision in Ramos v. Louisiana, and then summarize the Supreme...
by uslawessentials | Apr 24, 2020 | Caselaw, Supreme Court News, The Constitution
Abortion Rights Supporters and others were Concerned by the Supreme Court’s Decision in Ramos v Louisiana The Supreme Court’s decision in Ramos v. Louisiana concerned advocates of a woman’s right to terminate her pregnancy because some Justices on...
by uslawessentials | Apr 11, 2019 | Caselaw
Lawyers and Judges Distinguish Cases to Explain Different Legal Results When an attorney (or a judge) distinguishes a case, we mean that the lawyer is explaining why one case is different from another case. Remember, in the common law tradition, cases which present...
by uslawessentials | Mar 6, 2018 | Caselaw, Civil Procedure, What does . . . mean?
To understand a plurality opinion, or a plurality decision, keep in mind that a plurality is where one person receives the most votes, but does not receive a majority of the votes (more than half). Plurality Opinion: A Majority of the Judges on an Appellate Court...
by uslawessentials | Jun 17, 2017 | Caselaw, The Constitution, video, What does . . . mean?
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by uslawessentials | Oct 30, 2016 | Caselaw, Sources of law
Case Law Click for a video on case law Case Law: Binding and Nonbinding Precedent One aspect of US law that is different from the civil law system of other countries is the importance of case law. When a judge renders a decision that decision has the force of...
