Meaning of rule of decision | Babel Free

Definitions

A legal authority (e.g., a statute or judicial precedent) that governs the resolution of a particular case.

Examples

“We have made efforts to think through a fair number of the issues, and we have written about two of the most likely issues that the Court will address and which may resolve the case: (i) that Griffin's Case (1869) provides the rule of decision, that is, Section 3 necessitates federal enforcement legislation; and (ii) that the President is not an "Officer of the United States."”

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