“That's My Holding and I'm Not Sticking to It!” Court Rules That Deprive Unpublished Opinions of Precedential Authority Distort the Common Law

Suzanne O. Snowden

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“That's My Holding and I'm Not Sticking to It!” Court Rules That Deprive Unpublished Opinions of Precedential Authority Distort the Common Law

Author: Suzanne O. Snowden (Washington University School of Law)

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Keywords: Court rules, Unpublished opinions (Law), Precedent (Law), Federal courts, Common law, United States. Court of Appeals, Stare decisis

How to Cite: Snowden, S. (2001) ““That's My Holding and I'm Not Sticking to It!” Court Rules That Deprive Unpublished Opinions of Precedential Authority Distort the Common Law”, Washington University Law Review. 79(4).