Necessary Conditions for a Decided Court Case to Be a Binding

question 170

Multiple Choice

Necessary conditions for a decided court case to be a binding authority include which of the following?

• A) The case must be on point.
• B) The case must have gone to the U.S. Supreme Court.
• C) The case must have been decided by a higher court in the same jurisdiction.
• D) The case must be on point and the case must have been decided by a higher court in the same jurisdiction.

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Definitions:

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