Constitutional ruling

A constitutional ruling is an legal case in the United States in which the United States Supreme Court interprets the Constitution of the United States and makes a ruling that binds all states.[1]:17 It is contrasted with a common law case which sets precedent in federal cases, but is not binding in state cases.[1]:17

References

  1. 1 2 Criminal Law - Cases and Materials, 7th ed. 2012, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business; John Kaplan, Robert Weisberg, Guyora Binder, ISBN 978-1-4548-0698-1,
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