What is the relationship between precedent and stare decisis?
What will be an ideal response?
Most courts adhere to the principle of stare decisis. That is, when a court has handed down a decision on a specific set of facts or legal questions, future court decisions that involve similar facts or questions will defer to the previous decision. In short, stare decisis is simply the practice of adhering to a previous decision or precedent.
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A. Mandated that all ministers would be required to perform same-sex marriages. B. Required Hawaii to grant same-sex marriages. C. Determined that marriage was not exclusively between a man and a woman. D. Was a state court decision that addressed the issue of same-sex marriages for the first time.
The DHS subsumed the Federal Emergency Management Agency
a. True b. False
Between voluntary and involuntary turnover, which is more detrimental to a law enforcement agency?
What will be an ideal response?
Highway patrols are considered to be ______.
a. local law enforcement b. state law enforcement c. federal law enforcement d. tribal law enforcement