Question

Which scenario describes a federal court going against the principle of precedent?

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is option A. The scenario that describes a federal court going against the principle of precedent would be the one in which a federal judge rules that newspapers may be censored during an emergency despite earlier courts declaring this practice unconstitutional. The principle of precedent is used in legal systems to describe the situation in which a legal case is used as a precedent because it establishes a principle or a rule. An example of a legal precedent is the case Brown vs Board of Education. This case became a precedent because it established that racial segregation within the public school system was unconstitutional. Precedents are then used as examples for similar cases that will happen in the future.