Within a jurisdiction (such as federal or state), this refers to a decision made in the higher courts of a system on an issue that sets the legal standard that is to be followed by the lower courts for similar cases that deal with the same issue.
Within a jurisdiction (such as federal or state), this refers to a decision made in the higher courts of a system on an issue that sets the legal standard that is to be followed by the lower courts for similar cases that deal with the same issue.