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The supreme court can overturn precedent. They are not bound to follow the precedent of previous supreme court rulings. They don't do this lightly or particul
by ensignavenger 9y ago
The supreme court can overturn precedent. They are not bound to follow the precedent of previous supreme court rulings. They don't do this lightly or particularly often, though.
- Pinckney 9y agoHow do appeals work with circuit splits? Suppose I lose a case, appeal to the supreme court, and am rejected. Years later, a different case in a different circuit reaches a contradictory conclusion, but the losing side declines to appeal. Can I now re-appeal to the supreme court in light of the split, or am I SOL?
- schoen 9y agoYou need to have a current case in order to appeal it. (Indeed, you need to have had a sufficiently recent adverse decision of an appropriate kind in your case in order to appeal it.)