certiorari. Justices want to influence the judgments of their colleagues and to be on the winning side as often as possible. Justices view cases primarily in terms of the broad political and socioeconomic issues they raise and they generally respond to these issues in accordance with their personal values and attitudes.
The doctrine means that a court makes decision based on the past similar issues to guide their decisions. The decisions that were made in the past are known as precedent. Precedent is a legal principle or rule that is created by a court decision.
Image transcriptions. 1. Stare decisis is a Latin term that means complying by things that have been decided upon. It is just a doctrine that does not necessarily have to be followed upon. The doctrine means that a court makes decision based on the past similar issues to guide their decisions.
The decisions that were made in the past are known as precedent. Precedent is a legal principle or rule that is created by a court decision. This decision becomes an example, or authority, for judges deciding similar issues later. It obligates courts to look to precedent when making their decisions.