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> There’s no guarantee that judges across the > country will use the same standard, though. This sentence could be misleading if you are not familiar with pr
by dfc 10y ago
> There’s no guarantee that judges across the
> country will use the same standard, though.
This sentence could be misleading if you are not familiar with precedent in the US court system. It's important to note that this is just a decision at the lowest level federal court. There is no guarantee that any judge, including another case in the same district court, will apply the same standard.
- venomsnake 10y agoDon't federal judges tend to look sideways in the same and other circuits when types of cases they don't have experience with are presented to them? While not binding I think it is positive development.
- dragonwriter 10y agoIt's likely an unpublished (in the official reporter) decision, which often courts do not allow to even be cited as persuasive precedent.