overrulings
Higher court rejections
Overrulings are instances of overruling—rejecting or setting aside a decision, objection, or precedent.
In legal contexts, a judge overrules an objection when denying it, and higher courts overrule lower court decisions or previous precedents: The Supreme Court's overrulings of earlier cases reshaped constitutional law.
More broadly, any authority figure can issue overrulings when countermanding subordinates' decisions.
Causing to flip
- countermandingRevoking a prior order
- invalidationAct of nullifying
- nullificationFormal cancellation of validity
- annulmentDeclared void from start
vacating · quashing · rescinding · abrogation · revocation · setting aside · striking down · voiding
Tribunal reviewing lower decisions
- supreme courtApex of judicial hierarchy
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- panelDistinct flat section
- judiciaryLaw-interpreting government branch
bench · magistrate · appellate · judicial review · appeals court · high court · circuit court · constitutional court
Judge-made legal doctrine
- judicial precedentPrior ruling guiding courts
- common lawJurisprudence from judicial decisions
- legal doctrineEstablished rule of law
- landmark casesGroundbreaking judicial decisions
Formal review request
- certiorariHigher court's review order
- mandamusWrit ordering statutory duty
- adjudicationFormal decision on disputes
- litigationLegal dispute process
docket · brief · motion · petition · rehearing · oral argument · disposition · judgment
overturning
Causing to flip
- countermandingRevoking a prior order
- invalidationAct of nullifying
- nullificationFormal cancellation of validity
annulment · vacating · quashing · rescinding · abrogation · revocation · setting aside · striking down · voiding · superseding
appellate court
Tribunal reviewing lower decisions
- supreme courtApex of judicial hierarchy
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- panelDistinct flat section
judiciary · bench · magistrate · appellate · judicial review · appeals court · high court · circuit court · constitutional court · court of appeals
case law
Judge-made legal doctrine
- judicial precedentPrior ruling guiding courts
- common lawJurisprudence from judicial decisions
- legal doctrineEstablished rule of law
prior decisions · landmark cases · legal principles · higher courts
appeal
Formal review request
- certiorariHigher court's review order
- mandamusWrit ordering statutory duty
- adjudicationFormal decision on disputes
litigation · docket · brief · motion · petition · rehearing · oral argument · disposition · judgment · order
overrulingsaffirmations
Positive self-directed statements
endorsements · confirmations · validations · reaffirmations · approvals