Perspective
Mar. 17, 2015
LETTER: Nonprecedential opinion problems go even deeper
A recent column missed one additional problem with designating a decision as nonprecedential: the practice is entirely unconstitutional. By Kelly Cunningham
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR COLUMN
One additional problem with designating a decision as nonprecedential is that the practice is entirely unconstitutional. ["The perils of nonprecedential opinions," Feb. 25].
The Constitution prohibits federal courts from issuing advisory opinions. When a court designates a decision as nonprecedential, it is venturing away from its immediate Article III case or controversy and is instead advising the public as to how ...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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