A Decision of a State Court Is Binding on All

question 80

True/False

A decision of a state court is binding on all courts inferior to it in its jurisdiction. Thus, the decision of a state supreme court binds all other courts in that state.

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Definitions:

Objective Standards

Criteria established by facts or law to make judgments based on unbiased benchmarks or guidelines rather than personal feelings or opinions.

Act Utilitarianism

A form of utilitarianism that evaluates the morality of actions based on the amount of happiness they produce in the outcome.

Ethical Theory

Philosophical thinking about morality, encompassing principles and guidelines that dictate what is right and wrong behavior.

Ethical Relativism

The theory that moral values and judgments are ultimately dependent on the cultural, societal, or personal context.