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Primary authority

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A quick definition of Primary authority:

Primary authority refers to statements about the law that come directly from a government body, such as a court or legislature. These statements are mandatory and must be followed in legal disputes. This is different from secondary authority, which is not mandatory and may be used to support arguments but does not have the same weight as primary authority.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Primary authority refers to statements about the law that come directly from a legislature, a court, or another body with official capacity to issue or clarify rules for its jurisdiction. These statements are always mandatory in disputes where they govern.

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These examples illustrate primary authority because they all come from official sources that have the power to create or interpret laws. For example, if there is a dispute over the meaning of a statute passed by Congress, the court will look to the text of the statute as the primary authority to determine its meaning.

Contrast: Secondary authority, on the other hand, refers to sources that interpret or explain primary authority, such as law review articles or treatises. While secondary authority can be helpful in understanding the law, it is not mandatory and does not have the same weight as primary authority.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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