Precedent is the legal principle of using decisions made in earlier cases to serve as a guide for current cases. This allows for consistency in legal rulings and interpretation of the law. Judges may refer to prior court decisions at the same or higher level of authority to help them determine how to rule on a current case.

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Precedent Is When

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Precedent is when:

A) judges use ethical principles to solve current cases
B) judges ask the jury to solve current cases by following state codes
C) judges use the U.S. Constitution to solve current cases
D) judges use decisions from earlier cases for guidance in legal principles to solve cases
E) judges confer with higher ranking judges to solve current cases

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