What is case law?
What is case law?
- Also known as opinions or decisions
- The body of prior judicial decisions that guide judges deciding issues before them.
- Depending on the relationship between the deciding court and the precedent, case law may be binding or merely persuasive.
Elements of a Published Case
- Case Name
- Docket Number
- Deciding Court
- Date of Decision
- Case Summary or Synopsis
- Headnotes
- Names of Counsel
- Author of Opinion, Judge's Name
- Opinion
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