Although federal district courts are theoretically bound by Supreme Court precedents, they sometimes deviate because

A. of all these factors: The facts of a case are seldom precisely the same as those of similar cases decided by the Supreme Court; federal judges may a different legal reasoning is justified; and ambiguities or unaddressed issues in the Court's rulings give lower courts some flexibility in deciding cases.
B. the facts of a case are seldom precisely the same as those of similar cases decided by the Supreme Court.
C. ambiguities or unaddressed issues in Supreme Court rulings give lower courts some flexibility in deciding cases.
D. federal judges may decide a different legal reasoning is justified.
E. None of these answers is correct.


Answer: A

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