court rulings
Bench-issued determinations
Court rulings are official decisions issued by judges or judicial bodies.
A ruling resolves a legal question, dispute, or case—determining guilt, liability, rights, or the meaning of law.
Rulings set precedent that guides future cases: The court ruling established that police need warrants for cell phone searches.
Appeals courts may uphold, overturn, or modify lower court rulings.
- precedentPrior authoritative example
- binding precedentPrior ruling courts must follow
- case lawJudge-made legal doctrine
- verdictOfficial court decision
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
split decision · decree · landmark decision · lower courts · judicial review · dissent · constitutional law · civil rights · sentence · majority opinion · acquittal · conviction · injunction · appeal · legal reasoning · opinion · liability · equity
- legal termstrial, legal, appeal, lawsuit, law
- appealsappeal, case law, legal precedents, judicial review, legal appeals
- common lawprecedent, binding precedent, case law, precedents, English law
- case booklegal cases, precedents, case law, landmark cases
- factsfacts, fact, datum, data, detail
court rulingssuggestions
Proposed ideas or advice
commentary · dicta · editorials · punditry · recommendations
court rulingssnap judgments
Rapid assessments without deliberation
gut feelings · whims · mob justice · vigilante justice · backroom deals
court rulingslegislative acts
Formal laws from lawmakers
executive orders · administrative decisions · tribal justice