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For rulings, yes, though they can be overturned: http://money.howstuffworks.com/10-overturned-supreme-court-cases.htm http://money.howstuffworks.com/10-overturned-supreme-court-c... Is what we're seeing here a ruling, or merely a dismissal of a claim before the trial starts?