supreme court ruling
Top judicial decision
A supreme court ruling is a decision issued by a nation's highest court, carrying final legal authority on the matter.
In the United States, Supreme Court rulings interpret the Constitution and establish precedents that lower courts must follow: The supreme court ruling struck down the law as unconstitutional.
Such rulings can reshape policy on issues from civil rights to corporate regulation.
- verdictOfficial court decision
- decisionSettled course of action
- majority opinionPosition most hold
- precedentPrior authoritative example
- legal precedentPrior ruling with authority
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Law passed by congress
executive order · presidential decree · ballot initiative · constitutional amendment · parliamentary vote
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