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unusual facts about binding precedent



Florida District Courts of Appeal

However, the decisions and case law precedent of each District Court of Appeal are binding upon all of the circuit and county courts within the State of Florida.

IO Group, Inc. v. Veoh Networks, Inc.

While the DMCA does not explicitly define what reasonably implemented means, the Court was able to look to the binding precedent set by the Ninth Circuit in Perfect 10, Inc. v. CCBill LLC, 488 F.3d 1102 (9th 2007).

Memorandum opinion

In United States legal practice, a memorandum opinion (or memorandum decision) is a judicial opinion that does not create precedent, persuasive or mandatory in some jurisdictions.


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Robert Heath

The judges rejected his argument on absolute prerogative; and a scandal blighted his reputation the following year, when it was revealed, or alleged, by John Selden that he had interfered with the King's Bench records (a felony), in order to promote the decision in the case to a binding precedent (an interpretation that has recently been disputed by Mark Kishlansky).